Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana

[hog88]

When was Biden told of it?

By your logic he should have shot it down when it was being manufactured.

If he wasn’t told about it before it crossed into Alaska proper I would expect a lot of senior military officers to be fired this week. Let’s see what happens, what’s your prediction?

 

[Majors]

Sure it does….Biden had ample time to shoot down the thing before it got anywhere near any populated area. If you read the news stories, the Administration chose to keep the event quiet in fear that it might derail Blinken‘s trip to China. Their plan was honestly to hope no one noticed. They were more concerned about not causing ripples with Beijing than they were about the security of our military installations. They never would have told us if some guy in Montana hadn’t seen it and posted the first video. Seriously, read the reports. January 28!!!!!

Only answer. Got caught and had to dance.

 

[Majors]

Ever been to Alaska, or Idaho, or Montana? Those are very sparsely populated states. It could have been shot down there with an extremely minute chance of it getting anywhere near a living person.

After the fact Joe stepping in once again after the fact.

 

[hog88]

There’s an even bigger problem if this wasn’t in his briefing days before it hit US airspace. Are you suggesting that Biden is not being briefed on potential threats to national security?

Yes, LG is suggesting the Commander in Chief is not being briefed on threats to national security. Which means we have a helluva lot more issues than a balloon.

 

[865er]

If it was shot down over land and killed someone, the usual suspects would still be here saying "impeach him immediately, why not wait until it's over the ocean? Totally incompetent administration"


From where I sit, no citizens were ever in danger, the balloon was identified and researched and deemed not a threat before we even knew it existed. I'm sure the folks at the Pentagon have a hell of a lot more information available to them than our resident Fox News lovers. It was the right call.

There were multiple times during it's flight that there would of been nobody around and 100% safe to shoot down. Without question really.

 

[ETV]

Yes, he is serious.

Not that I am surprised, but defending the lack of action is ridiculous.

 

[MarcoVol]

There were multiple times during it's flight that there would of been nobody around and 100% safe to shoot down. Without question really.

Without question?

Everything is to be questioned except your assertion?

 

[DC_Vol]

Without question?

Everything is to be questioned except your assertion?

 

[865er]

Without question?

Everything is to be questioned except your assertion?

Cute attempt at a comeback for something. I take it you know I'm correct.

 

[MarcoVol]

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Well I guess since this map derived from the 2010 census says no one lives in that specific area then there would have been nobody around and 100% safe to shoot down

 

[MarcoVol]

Cute attempt at a comeback for something. I take it you know I'm correct.

I know you think you are correct while you question everything else

 

[hog88]

Without question?

Everything is to be questioned except your assertion?

Do y’all even understand how dumb your arguments are?

 

[865er]

I know you think you are correct while you question everything else

It's amazing how you can create something out of nothing.

 

[DC_Vol]

Well I guess since this map derived from the 2010 census says no one lives in that specific area then there would have been nobody around and 100% safe to shoot down

100%? No. But you get the idea.

 

[hog88]

Well I guess since this map derived from the 2010 census says no one lives in that specific area then there would have been nobody around and 100% safe to shoot down

Was it 100% safe to shoot down over the coast today? That is a big commercial fishing area not to mention recreational and hobby boaters.

 

[ETV]

No, I’m just being a smartass.
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One has to use that response regularly, just for the sake of seeing these gifs as a response.

 

[volfanhill]

So our new national security standard is if one American could be killed then we take no action.

Do y’all even understand how dumb your arguments are?

Its mind blowing how this can be defended by anyone

 

[hog88]

100%? No. But you get the idea.

I don’t think he does.

 

[OrangeTsar]

If it was shot down over land and killed someone, the usual suspects would still be here saying "impeach him immediately, why not wait until it's over the ocean? Totally incompetent administration"


From where I sit, no citizens were ever in danger, the balloon was identified and researched and deemed not a threat before we even knew it existed. I'm sure the folks at the Pentagon have a hell of a lot more information available to them than our resident Fox News lovers. It was the right call.

I honestly never thought I would see the anti-war hippy party of the Vietnam era telling me to „trust the Pentagon“. My but the world has turned upside down hasn’t it?

 

[DC_Vol]

Do y’all even understand how dumb your arguments are?

Please, stay quiet about it. I don’t want it to stop. It’s too entertaining.

 

[MarcoVol]

Was it 100% safe to shoot down over the coast today? That is a big commercial fishing area not to mention recreational and hobby boaters.

I’m not saying it was

 

[Weezer]

If he wasn’t told about it before it crossed into Alaska proper I would expect a lot of senior military officers to be fired this week. Let’s see what happens, what’s your prediction?

He should have been told shortly after NORAD began tracking it somewhere over the Pacific. NORAD should have been tracking it even before it entered U.S. airspace. It seems some, specifically those on the left, are choosing to ignore how our air defense works. We've had this system for ages. FFS, it doesn't take a tactical genius to understand how this works.

 

[MarcoVol]

Do y’all even understand how dumb your arguments are?

I am but one person. Not a group of people like the hive mind the majority of posters here share. So I’m not sure who “y’all” are.

 

[82_VOL_83]

He acted. It's shot down and over with and no lives were risked. Not sure what you're mad about

yet?

 

[ETV]

Is this a trick question?

LG up to his tricks again.