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China claims right to ‘respond further’ after US shoots down spy balloon: report
NY Post ^ | 2-4-23 | Katherine Donlevy

Posted on 02/04/2023 7:37:35 PM PST by dynachrome

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To: dynachrome

Maybe they’ll shoot down Hunter’s lap top.


41 posted on 02/04/2023 8:49:49 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: DoughtyOne

“Theirs is smack dab in the middle of our nation.”

For days. Montanans were calling a senator asking if they could take a shot at it. I love them.

My husband grew up there. Love them wanting to shoot it down. This is America as I remember it.


42 posted on 02/04/2023 8:53:05 PM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: CrosscutSaw
Tough guy? Biden comes off as a feckless loser.

Yes, that feckless loser routine has certainly put him, far, far back in the line of political failures of our time.

43 posted on 02/04/2023 8:57:51 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: dragnet2

Yeah, in the back channels, they said “thanks for letting us have all the information.”


44 posted on 02/04/2023 8:59:45 PM PST by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: Graybeard58
Or better yet a civilian drone
45 posted on 02/04/2023 9:07:55 PM PST by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: Portnoy001

An EMP is a nuke!


46 posted on 02/04/2023 9:11:00 PM PST by DrGunsforHands
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To: Secret Agent Man

Just close our air space to any aircraft originating from China. That will get the Chicoms attention.


47 posted on 02/04/2023 9:12:26 PM PST by lodi90
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To: dynachrome

USA must tell Communist Red China there is a new convention and it bans all China balloons which are to be always and instantly shot
down upon discovery.


48 posted on 02/04/2023 9:15:25 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: Secret Agent Man

The prevailing jet stream flows in an easterly direction. We have to launch from Russia.


49 posted on 02/04/2023 9:37:51 PM PST by 353FMG (Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
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To: dynachrome

Entitled little nasties aren’t they?


50 posted on 02/04/2023 9:41:56 PM PST by HollyB
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To: Portnoy001

They’d prefer an EMP over a nuke.
And it’s just as serious for the survivors. It’s a win for the invaders.


51 posted on 02/04/2023 9:44:14 PM PST by HollyB
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To: Texas resident

“ Biden comes off as a tough guy.”

You’re joking right? He’s a bumbling idiot.
He doesn’t know which way is up 1/2 the time.
His admin is so focused on Ukraine and wokism, our nation has gone to crap. Just look at his admin ?!


52 posted on 02/04/2023 9:46:36 PM PST by HollyB
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To: 353FMG

I know. We could launch from Germany or Israel. Maybe somehow from diego garcia


53 posted on 02/04/2023 9:46:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: 353FMG

Maybe India, they dont like China much


54 posted on 02/04/2023 9:47:29 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dragnet2

It’s interesting that the balloon isn’t noted on NORAD. The last notations were last year with Russia coming close to our airspace.

https://www.norad.mil/


55 posted on 02/04/2023 9:49:00 PM PST by HollyB
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To: dynachrome

Will the pilot paint a hot-air balloon on his canopy...like kills in World War I & II?


56 posted on 02/04/2023 9:51:42 PM PST by Beave Meister (Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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To: MarMema

Thanks for the mention. Unfortunately civilians don’t have
a way to take the thing down. I heard that it was at 59,000
feet. That’s in excess of 11 miles up.

I do like the spirit of wanting to, if they could.

We have treaties that cover craft over 60,000 feet up. This
was below the floor of the treaty. Heard this in the last
few days.

Our military should have spotted it before it came over our
soil from the Pacific, or our Northern border. They should
have been given the go-ahead then.

Yes, it is America as you remember it. Good call.


57 posted on 02/04/2023 10:01:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: dynachrome

58 posted on 02/04/2023 10:13:38 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David.)
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To: dynachrome

seems the civilian owners should file the complaint, not the Chinese government.


59 posted on 02/04/2023 11:28:14 PM PST by stylin19a (man asked me for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water )
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To: dynachrome

I’m eagerly awaiting a strongly worded letter from China.


60 posted on 02/04/2023 11:37:05 PM PST by Nachoman
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