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Biden says he ordered US military to shoot down Chinese ‘spy’ balloon ‘as soon as possible’
Breitbart ^ | 02/04/2023 | Julia Shapero

Posted on 02/04/2023 5:31:40 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

President Biden said on Saturday that he had ordered the Pentagon earlier in the week to shoot down the Chinese surveillance balloon traveling over the U.S. “as soon as possible.”

“On Wednesday, when I was briefed on the balloon, I ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down … as soon as possible,” Biden told reporters in Hagerstown, Md.

However, amid concerns about the potential dangers of downing the balloon over land, Biden said his national security officials decided that “the best time to do that was when it got over water.”

The U.S. shot down the surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, after it spent several days traversing the U.S.

“They successfully took it down, and I want to compliment our aviators that did it,” Biden added.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: balloon; biden; bidenlies; bovieexcrement; militarychinese
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He doesn't know what a balloon is or if his diaper is full or not. 🙄
1 posted on 02/04/2023 5:31:40 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So.....just in time to take Biden’s document scandal and his son’s treacherous dealings with the CCP off of the regular *news* cycle....
along comes a Chinese *spy* balloon to dominate the news cycle; Biden gets to look “Presidential” as he orders it shot down....

Anyone else besides me ever see “Wag The Dog”....??

With the Biden family business dealings with China and the CCP, is it a stretch to think that maybe all it took was a phone call...?


2 posted on 02/04/2023 5:36:02 PM PST by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Every time President Retard screws up militarily he blames the pentagon

Ever notice that?


3 posted on 02/04/2023 5:36:11 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kind of like when he first tried to blame the Afghanistan pull out on the military and they said “we didn’t advise it that way”.

Anyone else remember that?


4 posted on 02/04/2023 5:37:01 PM PST by Phoenix8
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What a crock.


5 posted on 02/04/2023 5:37:06 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He came up with that decision after a difficult few days in which the Chinese got all the information that they wanted.


6 posted on 02/04/2023 5:37:33 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Does anyone take Biden seriously?


7 posted on 02/04/2023 5:37:35 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“as soon as possible”...AFTER it finishes spying on us.


8 posted on 02/04/2023 5:37:48 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Chinese spy balloon Retweeted
Chinese spy balloon
@redspyballoon

I have information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of
@HillaryClinton
2:35 PM · Feb 4, 2023


9 posted on 02/04/2023 5:38:16 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: for-q-clinton

He had to get Xis permission first.


10 posted on 02/04/2023 5:39:27 PM PST by BipolarBob (The rumor has not been confirmed until the FBI officially denies it.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Gropin Joe is Lying His Ass Off.


11 posted on 02/04/2023 5:39:36 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So after it had been floating over the US for DAYS, he finally gives the military permission to shoot it down AFTER its mission was complete?

Forgive me if I think that the Chicoms gave Xiden permission to shoot it down.


12 posted on 02/04/2023 5:39:40 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Liar. He “told” them to shoot the balloon down when his masters said it was time.


13 posted on 02/04/2023 5:39:47 PM PST by madison10
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Once Biden had warily peeked through his hands and asked “Is it, is it over? Did it work out okay? Did they shoot it down without debris hitting anyone?” “Yes.” “Then I take full credit for it. I planned the whole thing and ordered the shots fired. I’m the one to thank.”

“Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.”
Tacitus (paraphrased), writing in Agricola (approx 98 AD)

Falsely attributed to JFK who said “an old saying” first.


14 posted on 02/04/2023 5:40:39 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yep, kind of like putting the diaper on after the shat.


15 posted on 02/04/2023 5:40:55 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s a liar to the people.

They knew about this when it was by the Aleutian islands. They just let it roam all across the U.S. until it finished whatever it was spying on.


16 posted on 02/04/2023 5:41:00 PM PST by KittyKares
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Can’t wait for his State of the Union address!


17 posted on 02/04/2023 5:41:13 PM PST by ryderann
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To: madison10

Wonder in Gen. Milley was asking the Chicoms first as he said with Trump as President he would inform his counterparts in China ahead of time before any attack.


18 posted on 02/04/2023 5:41:45 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: BipolarBob

The question from the Press *should* be “If you ordered it to be shot down as soon as possible and the military waited for it to exit the US mainland, why did the military ignore your order and will you remove the officers that ignored your order.


19 posted on 02/04/2023 5:42:01 PM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Do the words “lying sack of s***” mean anything to you?


20 posted on 02/04/2023 5:42:52 PM PST by hoagy62 (Evil won...again.)
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