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America downs a China spy balloons?
2 months ago  ::  Feb 04, 2023 - 4:55PM #1
laurenfrances
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This is crazy!!!  A spy balloon? To what purpose? This will only hype up hostility of Asian Americans. Hope it doesn't lead to an Intenational crisis .

From NPR News
The U.S. has downed a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina www.npr.org/2023/02/04/1154527155/faa-ha...
2 months ago  ::  Feb 04, 2023 - 5:18PM #2
laurenfrances
Posts: 48,879
With America consumed with Ukraine,  China is testing the waters to see about America's response in case they want to invade Taiwan.

China is upset as America send added ground troops and weaponry to the Philippines. As they want to maintain a greater presence in Asia
2 months ago  ::  Feb 04, 2023 - 5:55PM #3
NW
Posts: 5,138

This is Biden's weakness on full display.  You'll note that China launched this balloon and intentionally avoided Russian airspace on its way to Alaska and then down through Canada and into the continental U.S.  There is no telling how much sensitive information this balloon may have gathered on its tour across the U.S.  Of course, Biden waited 4 days to give the order to shoot the balloon down and by the time he gave the order, they had to then wait another 3 days to shoot it down safely.  This thing should have been shot down over a week ago.


But to give credit where it's due, congratulations to President Biden for giving the order to end the world tour of the Chinese Airship Swalwell.  Too bad his cowardice wouldn't allow him to do it when it entered U.S. airspace over a week ago.

2 months ago  ::  Feb 04, 2023 - 6:27PM #4
SSBob
Posts: 13,008

Feb 4, 2023 -- 5:55PM, NW wrote:


This is Biden's weakness on full display.  You'll note that China launched this balloon and intentionally avoided Russian airspace on its way to Alaska and then down through Canada and into the continental U.S.  There is no telling how much sensitive information this balloon may have gathered on its tour across the U.S.  Of course, Biden waited 4 days to give the order to shoot the balloon down and by the time he gave the order, they had to then wait another 3 days to shoot it down safely.  This thing should have been shot down over a week ago.


But to give credit where it's due, congratulations to President Biden for giving the order to end the world tour of the Chinese Airship Swalwell.  Too bad his cowardice wouldn't allow him to do it when it entered U.S. airspace over a week ago.




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You never tire of being the board clown...do you.


Biden gave the order to shoot the balloon down Wednesday. Relied on qualified military personnel, rather than a baseball message board poster, as to when the best time to do so. 

2 months ago  ::  Feb 04, 2023 - 6:48PM #5
NY23
Posts: 24,280

Crooked Donnie Trump Jr. tweet: Jr.: Apparently the baloon is Fang Fang.


Eric Swalwell's response: Like the word “8ball,” there are two Ls in “balloon.”


Let's not forget about Beijing Donnie Trump Sr:


Paid communist Chinese federal taxes, US federal taxes not so much.


Had his products manufactured in communist China rather than in the USA.


Received special trademark considerations from communist China.


2 months ago  ::  Feb 05, 2023 - 8:57AM #6
bertram
Posts: 19,355

Why is anyone concerned with the reaction of Republican lawmakers and their clown-constituents over the balloon incident?  Their responses are totally predictable and transparently partisan.  Had the balloon been shot down over the U.S. and caused injuries/damage, their inevitable criticism would have been directed at that and charges of recklessness would have been shouted to the heavens.  

2 months ago  ::  Feb 05, 2023 - 8:59AM #7
SSBob
Posts: 13,008

Three Chinese spy balloons infiltrated the US during Trump administration 


Three Chinese spy balloons entered the US during the Trump administration, but they were never shot down or publicly disclosed. 


The US Department of Defense said three other of these crafts 'briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration.' 


GOP officials have not publicly commented on the revelation that such balloons were encountered during the Trump administration.  

2 months ago  ::  Feb 05, 2023 - 9:07AM #8
bertram
Posts: 19,355

Feb 5, 2023 -- 8:59AM, SSBob wrote:


Three Chinese spy balloons infiltrated the US during Trump administration 


Three Chinese spy balloons entered the US during the Trump administration, but they were never shot down or publicly disclosed. 


The US Department of Defense said three other of these crafts 'briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration.' 


GOP officials have not publicly commented on the revelation that such balloons were encountered during the Trump administration.  




Perfect!  Today's GOP...Hypocrisy is our most important product

2 months ago  ::  Feb 05, 2023 - 9:09AM #9
SSBob
Posts: 13,008

Apparently shooting it down over a land mass requires “courage”; shooting it down in US territorial water is “cowardly”.

2 months ago  ::  Feb 05, 2023 - 9:18AM #10
bertram
Posts: 19,355

Feb 5, 2023 -- 9:09AM, SSBob wrote:


Apparently shooting it down over a land mass requires “courage”; shooting it down in US territorial water is “cowardly”.




Luckily, Marjorie Taylor Greene's twitter message urging "regular Joe's" to shoot down the balloon came too late.  Can you imagine the hailstorm of futilely-spent AR-15 rounds coming back to earth?

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