based on the sqwastika comment.....then we should remove the stars and bars from american planes as it might offend older germans, and we should also remove the meatballs from the japanese planes as they'll probably offend americans.
someone said it earlier........everything can be viewed as offensive to someone somewhere in the world.
i still say this was the wrong place to deal with this. it should've been reported, and emailed to htc, and it would've ended peacfully there.
Actually, IIRC, the Swastikas are removed ingame due to their presence making the game inaccessible to players in certain areas, where such symbols aren't allowed. It has nothing to do with being PC or removing offensive icons, but rather gaining more customers. AFAIK, the American flag, and the symbols used on aircraft and machines aren't illegal in these areas, hence their presence.