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China Snatches Navy Drone – U.S. Officials Send Strongly Worded Letter…
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | Dec. 15, 2016 | Sundance

Posted on 12/16/2016 2:29:13 PM PST by HarleyLady27

(Via The Daily Mail) A Chinese warship has captured an underwater US Navy drone right in front of the eyes of the crew of an American ship in the South China sea, prompting a government official to say, ‘they stole it’.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: america; china; crime; governments
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To: HarleyLady27
I read that the "drone" was actually a device that's used commercially for oceanographic research by many private entities. In short, the Chinese could have bought one of those underwater "drones" on the open market.
21 posted on 12/16/2016 2:46:45 PM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Uncle Sam 911

They’re probably finding that it is quite full of their own Chinese manufactured circuit boards and silicon chips.


22 posted on 12/16/2016 2:47:25 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Pontiac

The Chinese grabbing what they can before the amateur and his administration of clowns leaves office.

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Exactly right. An incident like this was very predictable (and the Navy should have anticipated a stunt like this near the end of King Obama’s rule).

The Chinese have nothing but contempt for him.


23 posted on 12/16/2016 2:48:14 PM PST by Starboard
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To: mfish13

Yep, all that top secret technology handed over on a silver platter.


24 posted on 12/16/2016 2:52:22 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: HarleyLady27

Back when this was America, there would have been a Command Destruct system on board.


25 posted on 12/16/2016 2:52:41 PM PST by G Larry (America now has the opportunity to return to God.)
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To: HarleyLady27

I think they’ll get a good talking-to, not that serious.


26 posted on 12/16/2016 2:54:49 PM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great- -- until it happens to YOU.)
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe the Chinese are paying for him and Michael’s pricey vaycays after he is out at 1600 for this and whatever goodies.


27 posted on 12/16/2016 2:58:21 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: HarleyLady27

Drew a line in the Ocean.


28 posted on 12/16/2016 2:58:38 PM PST by boomop1 (Term limits is the only way to change this failed government.)
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To: Migraine

From Barky they will end up getting Billions of dollars...now with President Trump, we won’t know what they got until it was all over and done with...to our liking...


29 posted on 12/16/2016 3:00:24 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: dragnet2

Obama’s real pitch wasn’t much better.


30 posted on 12/16/2016 3:03:24 PM PST by KyCats
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To: Rebelbase
When Trump is prez he’ll just tell the Chicom bank tenet in his tower they have 30 days to vacate unless the drone is returned.

Would not surprise me in the least if this drone is returned within days after a nicely worded request by PRESIDENT Trump. If that happens, watch for the left to claim this was a ploy with the Chicoms to make himself look good, because they own him just like the Russians.

31 posted on 12/16/2016 3:03:41 PM PST by ExpatCanuck
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To: right way right
They’re probably finding that it is quite full of their own Chinese manufactured circuit boards and silicon chips.

LOL, and very likely true!!!

32 posted on 12/16/2016 3:05:30 PM PST by ExpatCanuck
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To: HarleyLady27

On the bright side, everyone can buy one next Christmas. They’ll be on sale at Walmart, “made in China”.


33 posted on 12/16/2016 3:05:45 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (???? It dissappeared.)
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To: oldplayer

I would go to the U.N. and demand a harsh condemnation of this action from the Security Council.


34 posted on 12/16/2016 3:07:11 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: BenLurkin

Thanks.


35 posted on 12/16/2016 3:08:32 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: HarleyLady27

Can’t we deduct the cost of the drone from the money we owe China?


36 posted on 12/16/2016 3:10:13 PM PST by LydiaLong
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To: HarleyLady27

We can only hope they captured one that was assembled by someone as stupid as Obama.


37 posted on 12/16/2016 3:11:59 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: mfish13

More of 0’s shit for Trump to clean up.


38 posted on 12/16/2016 3:14:07 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
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To: HarleyLady27

It would just be a damned shame if they were to capture another one, and fish it out of the water, and it were to explode on the deck of their ship killing a bunch of their sailors and damaging or sinking the vessel.

I’m just saying.


39 posted on 12/16/2016 3:38:48 PM PST by VictorVector
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To: Uncle Sam 911
You can bet the drone is in some lab by now being disassembled.

There's no reason to. It's commercially available to anbody with 100K to spare.

40 posted on 12/16/2016 3:53:34 PM PST by Poison Pill
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