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This May Be The Real Reason Why China Is Flying Spy Balloon Over US: Gordon Chang | Forbes Exclusive (video, 9:53)
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| 2/4/2023
| Gordon Chang, Diane Brady (Forbes)
Posted on 02/06/2023 2:36:34 AM PST by RoosterRedux
Gordon Chang makes some good points in this video.
Among them are:
- The balloon was maneuverable (spent time of Malmstrom AFB's ICBMs and other key locations),
- Sends message that US isn't willing or able to control its airspace,
- Observes our military and civilian reactions including the performance characteristics of our aircraft around the balloon,
- Demonstrates China's arrogance, that they are getting on a war footing, that they believe they can do what they want over the US (and are intimating/humiliating Americans in case of war),
- Damages US prestige in the world (this is part of an ongoing campaign by China to replace the US as world leader)...
BTW, if case you didn't know, you can speed up the replay of a video at youtube by going to the settings button.
I watch a huge amount of video content and zoom through it by setting the replay speed at 1.5 times.
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To: Vaduz
Not only a $1000.00 an hour lawyer - but several of ‘em. China gave Biden a big gift with the yellow balloon... and a gift to the FBI and DOJ and to lots of scum in DC that’s in bed with the Chinese too...
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02/06/2023 9:18:28 AM PST
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GOPJ
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muw22wTePqQ Gumballs: Immigrants by the numbers.)
To: Libloather
There you have it folks: Another WAg The Dog Event that is keeping everyone looking at the Spinning Red Wheel and not paying attention to what is really going on.
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02/06/2023 9:24:11 AM PST
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NY Attitude
(Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
To: GOPJ
Yes fry time in D.C. about time many are going to be like Biden die broke or in prison.
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posted on
02/06/2023 9:56:03 AM PST
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Vaduz
(LAWYERS )
To: Nateman
Why not demonstrate to the World the power they have achieved over their greatest enemy? Shows that we should'a nuked 'em back in the late 1950s.
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posted on
02/07/2023 8:04:15 AM PST
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: LadyDoc
Could a civilian shoot it down? A few rounds from a 30-06 or even a .45 1911 handgun at close enough range would start the deflation and it would come down. That civilian would have to have a private small aircraft or helo take him within range. Could, sure. But nobody did.
Concern may have been that it was laced with a virus or some other poison.
The USAF should have been tasked with its removal as soon as it passed into US airspace. Under Trump, it would have been so.
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02/07/2023 8:17:36 AM PST
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: Hammerhead
Let’s just go ahead and get it over. I predict we would decimate the Chicoms in days.
You're assuming that the Commander in Chief would even order the military to fight back. I have my doubts.
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02/07/2023 8:23:16 AM PST
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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