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White House: Biden chose not to shoot down Chinese spy balloon, but keeping 'all options on table'
Fox News ^ | February 3, 2023 2:56pm EST | Brooke Singman

Posted on 02/03/2023 2:25:53 PM PST by conservative98

The White House said Friday it is "keeping all options on the table" regarding the Chinese spy balloon after President Biden followed "strong" recommendations from defense officials not to shoot down the aircraft due to safety to people on the ground.

White House officials said Biden made his decision based on a "strong recommendation" from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley and the commander of Northern Command

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; china; covid23dispenser; includingsurrender; lloydaustin; markmilley; spyballoon
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To: conservative98
"strong" recommendations from defense officials not to shoot down the aircraft due to safety to people on the ground.,

That is a really weak argument. The population density in Montana is 7.5 people per square mile. The population density of South Dakota is 5.9 people per square mile, 48th and 49th respectively in the entire US.

41 posted on 02/03/2023 3:00:06 PM PST by pfflier
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To: LegendHasIt

And Covid was a contracted weapon by the US government as well.


42 posted on 02/03/2023 3:00:35 PM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
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To: conservative98
It is BALLOON!


43 posted on 02/03/2023 3:00:35 PM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: euram

Biden doesn’t want to shot it down, it probably has more classified documents onboard.


44 posted on 02/03/2023 3:01:25 PM PST by dvan (Send Them Home!Napolatono)
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To: pfflier

If there is a substance that could get airborne I think is what they meant. Anyway, the Pentagon says it will only be there a few days. And how do they really know ??


45 posted on 02/03/2023 3:01:57 PM PST by erlayman
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To: conservative98

Yeah, well, but is he monitoring the situation closely?


46 posted on 02/03/2023 3:02:45 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the d)
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To: conservative98

Shoot it down over the Great Lakes


47 posted on 02/03/2023 3:02:53 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: LegendHasIt

That’s not even close to the sighting locations.


48 posted on 02/03/2023 3:03:25 PM PST by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: conservative98

sounds like a lot of hot air...


49 posted on 02/03/2023 3:03:50 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: conservative98

“made his decision”

Lmfaooo!!!!

As if.


50 posted on 02/03/2023 3:04:55 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: conservative98

He’s sitting by the phone, waiting on Xi to return his phone call.


51 posted on 02/03/2023 3:05:49 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: conservative98

What are the β€œopen options?” Shoot it down or leave it up there. That’s about as black and white as you can get. And the biggest question is where did it come from?


52 posted on 02/03/2023 3:06:50 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (β€œRacist” is the new β€œNazi”.)
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To: All

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53 posted on 02/03/2023 3:09:06 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ. FJB.)
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To: conservative98

It was in the middle of Montana yesterday.

REALLY?? Might hit a cow. Wouldn’t that agree with their goals of reducing beef?

Might hit a person? Out in the middle of Montana or Washington/Oregon Mountains?

Haven’t the WEF crowd been TRYING to kill us off?

So many levels of lies.


54 posted on 02/03/2023 3:10:03 PM PST by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: conservative98

The next Fake Pandemic could be on that test balloon or the next ones


55 posted on 02/03/2023 3:10:50 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: conservative98

Why does this feel like a Southpark episode?


56 posted on 02/03/2023 3:11:24 PM PST by volunbeer (We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
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To: traderrob6

Another option is to board it if possible.


57 posted on 02/03/2023 3:13:00 PM PST by 353FMG (Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
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To: conservative98

I’ve read over 50 posts on this article and find none that state the obvious. Namely, the Communist Chinese have ALREADY accomplished their main goal. It was/is to launch a balloon at a certain place over their country and see if they can guide it using high altitude prevailing winds over the middle of the US without Biden shooting it down as he has been instructed NOT to do.

They’ve accomplished that. Next time maybe there will be multiple EMP’s on board or NUKE’s.


58 posted on 02/03/2023 3:19:51 PM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: conservative98

The Japanese set balloons during WWII


59 posted on 02/03/2023 3:21:27 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: conservative98

How did even get that far into our air space?


60 posted on 02/03/2023 3:23:35 PM PST by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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