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VIDEO: Pentagon Says US Collected Valuable Intel Waiting To Shoot Down Chinese Spy Balloon
The Free Press-Tampa ^ | 02/04/2023 | Mike Jenkins

Posted on 02/04/2023 6:55:49 PM PST by Conservativetpa

The U.S. was able to collect valuable information on China’s surveillance capabilities while observing the spy balloon as it traversed the continental U.S. for several days, a senior military official and senior defense official said Saturday.

President Joe Biden asked for possible military options for removing the threat of the suspected Chinese spy balloon Tuesday, but the Department of Defense (DOD) opted against doing so Wednesday over concerns falling debris could endanger civilians, officials said at a briefing Saturday.

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: balloon; china; spy; us
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To: Conservativetpa

LOL. Yes like how how much China owns Joe Biden.


21 posted on 02/04/2023 7:10:30 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Conservativetpa; All

There is absolutely ZERO information on NORAD’s website, about the balloon intrusion. Funny... that-

https://www.norad.mil/

NORAD proudly proclaims their interceptions of Russian aircraft on their website.

Oct. 18, 2022
NORAD detects, tracks, identifies and intercepts Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone

https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Article/3192054/norad-detects-tracks-identifies-and-intercepts-russian-aircraft-entering-air-de/

Sept. 12, 2022
NORAD detects, tracks, and identifies Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zones

https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/Article/3155331/norad-detects-tracks-and-identifies-russian-aircraft-entering-air-defense-ident/


22 posted on 02/04/2023 7:10:50 PM PST by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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To: Vision
"They think everyone are idiots."

I think the tipping point was '92. Back then, a presidential candidate's history of illegal drug usage was a big deal, and should have been a deal breaker.

When Clinton addressed the nation to say, "I smoked, but didn't inhale," I was personally insulted that a candidate would tell such a ridiculous lie. I thought, "He must think the electorate is a bunch of idiots." That November, he was proved to be right.

23 posted on 02/04/2023 7:11:57 PM PST by Joe 6-pack
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To: JonPreston

Jen Griffin is so obviously a CIA stenographer. She proves nothing useful at all.


24 posted on 02/04/2023 7:12:15 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: dragnet2

120% not even crusted over.


25 posted on 02/04/2023 7:13:17 PM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Conservativetpa

Attempting to sugarcoat the DOD’s failure and to cover Jobama’s treason. End of story.


26 posted on 02/04/2023 7:15:58 PM PST by drypowder
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To: Conservativetpa

HAHAHAHAHAA And Hunter Biden knows all there is to know about running a Ukrainian gas company.


27 posted on 02/04/2023 7:16:38 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Conservativetpa
Pentagon Says US Collected Valuable Intel Waiting To Shoot Down Chinese Spy Balloon

Oh that's it, valuable intel! The Chinese were bringing back Biden's confidential files. A file drop.

28 posted on 02/04/2023 7:18:25 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Conservativetpa

Milley. Did you give the Chinese a heads up call first before it was shot down? You F’n traitor…


29 posted on 02/04/2023 7:18:37 PM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: Sacajaweau

Why go through the trouble of a balloon when China will just send infected citizens all over the world on commercial aircraft?


30 posted on 02/04/2023 7:19:52 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Conservativetpa

Baloney. They let it go down over the water so they would NOT find any parts or what it was doing. This also allowed it to complete its mission.


31 posted on 02/04/2023 7:22:17 PM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Conservativetpa

Horse Hockey!


32 posted on 02/04/2023 7:24:57 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Conservativetpa

after the Pentagon’s disastrous decisions on Afghanistan withdrawal, the miscalculation on Russia’s Ukraine invasion, i guess we shouldn’t be surprised at another example of weakness. Joe has managed to define our level of accomplishment downward in every way - but he can’t take away our ability to assess and reason. this was another debacle - and if the Pentagon is responsible, Austin should be GONE.


33 posted on 02/04/2023 7:26:51 PM PST by avital2
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To: Conservativetpa
"The U.S. was able to collect valuable information on China’s surveillance capabilities while observing the spy balloon as it traversed the continental U.S. for several days, a senior military official and senior defense official said Saturday."

The F-22 must have gotten close enough to read its nutrition label.
34 posted on 02/04/2023 7:36:55 PM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

That is where I have marked it also.
Family and friends are sick of hearing it, but 1992 was when USA became a nation of reprobates


35 posted on 02/04/2023 7:40:38 PM PST by 3ZZZ
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To: Conservativetpa
Bovine. Product.
36 posted on 02/04/2023 7:44:41 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: Conservativetpa

S u r e you did!


37 posted on 02/04/2023 7:45:38 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Conservativetpa

Think of all the valuable data the gooberment could collect if they let some country nuke one of our cities.

It’s like gain of function research. Lots of people die but, wow, the data is amazing!


38 posted on 02/04/2023 7:57:31 PM PST by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: Conservativetpa

Once you start gaslighting, you can’t just stop.


39 posted on 02/04/2023 8:03:18 PM PST by Romulus
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To: Conservativetpa

The only thing they could have done was take a bunch of pictures. All of which could taken in five minutes. Total BS. The real tell is how they waited to splash all the evidence into the ocean.


40 posted on 02/04/2023 8:13:48 PM PST by Revel
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