Not sure he is the one looking moronic here. You sure they didn't just shoot the balloon? Keep the payload intact? The top level brass probably complained about the cold water of the N. Pacific vs. the warmer waters of the Atlantic.Really?
The missile disperses it in some unpredictable fashion and its tethered to fabric 12 miles up.
Look, make a political argument if you'd like but don't be offer moronic logic to do it.
It also homes in on the nearest kid...just sayin.Geez us you can’t be this dumb on purpose . How do you think we know where anything is going to land falling at a certain speed , knowing wind speed , using timing to bring it all together to pin point an area where it will land ? We were doing this back in the 60s with much bigger objects , much more danger involved , with much steeper speeds and velocity . Russia did it before us . Some of you have never zeroed in a rifle scope and shows . I bet u think you just pull the trigger and it goes boom don’t you ?
The Chinese had nothing to gain by doing it so we shouldn't careLets’s see, what excuses have we been fed so far. Please add if I am missing any.
1. We had to wait until it was in a safe area before it was shot down. The Pacific Ocean, wilds of Alaska or Montana wasn’t safe enough.
2. The President wasn’t told about a major national security event until it was too late.
3. It might have made the Chinese mad if we shot it down.
GOP this morning: It should be shot down right away! Let the military do its job!
Biden, 4 days ago to the military: Shoot it down as soon as you can.
GOP tonight: Biden should have MADE the military do it sooner!
It's just painful to watch you contort yourselves to find a way to bash him for this.