Posted on 02/04/2023 7:37:35 PM PST by dynachrome
The Chinese government said Saturday that President Biden’s decision to shoot down the spy balloon that crossed America was an “excessive reaction” and that it “retains the right to respond further.”
China claims that its balloon was a “civilian airship” and not the spy device the US claimed it to be, and said that the US’s decision to destroy its property “seriously violates international convention,” according to a statement obtained by The New York Times.
“In these circumstances, for the United States to insist on using armed force is clearly an excessive reaction that seriously violates international convention,” the statement said. “China will resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise involved, and retains the right to respond further.”
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Maybe they’ll shoot down Hunter’s lap top.
“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.
Yes, that feckless loser routine has certainly put him, far, far back in the line of political failures of our time.
Yeah, in the back channels, they said “thanks for letting us have all the information.”
An EMP is a nuke!
Just close our air space to any aircraft originating from China. That will get the Chicoms attention.
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.
The prevailing jet stream flows in an easterly direction. We have to launch from Russia.
Entitled little nasties aren’t they?
They’d prefer an EMP over a nuke.
And it’s just as serious for the survivors. It’s a win for the invaders.
“ 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 ?!
I know. We could launch from Germany or Israel. Maybe somehow from diego garcia
Maybe India, they dont like China much
It’s interesting that the balloon isn’t noted on NORAD. The last notations were last year with Russia coming close to our airspace.
Will the pilot paint a hot-air balloon on his canopy...like kills in World War I & II?
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.
seems the civilian owners should file the complaint, not the Chinese government.
I’m eagerly awaiting a strongly worded letter from China.
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