Why would shooting down a Malaysian plane get us involved in the war?
Because we'll be like "oh bad Russia". US wants war, Ukraine is the puppet for it.
Nobody in the US wants war.
The people don't, but those in the higher places do..
as far as confirmed, here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-28354787
16:50:
An advisor to the Ukrainian interior minister, Anton Gerashenko, says the plane was flying at an altitude of 10,000 metres (33,000 feet) when it was "hit by a missile fired from a Buk launcher", in a post on his Facebook page, according to the Associated Press.