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Thanks for that post, I hadn't read it. Before I continue, let it be known that I don't believe a damn word this government is telling us about any critical issue anymore. Unfortunately articles like that that are read by the American public, nobody gives a thought about what is being said, let alone if what is said is possible. They just move on to the next news article and forget about it. And obviously they did.

I seem to recall the government once telling us the raid on Benghazi was caused by an anti-Muslim Video. And the list goes on.

"The balloon “was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations”

Sounds legitimate, doesn't it? OK, time to move on.

So who in the MSM is asking the question "How do they know this if they blew the damn thing to smithereens and the parts are scattered in the ocean?"

The reality is, they don't but they have to come up with some damn story they think the MSM and the public will accept.

Well I don't accept it and I want someone in the MSM to start asking the critical questions that need to be answered.

What I find disappointing was the fact that I entered into a two hour discussion with another FReeper last night about the ability to propel and navigate that balloon at the altitude of 68,000 feet.

He had his arguments and I had mine. Personally, I feel that my arguments outweighed his and he was never able to counter the physics I presented to show that it was almost impossible.

But that is irrelevant. What was most disconcerting was the fact that he was willing to accept this government's explanation of the alleged "spy balloon" and go out of his way to delegitimize my concerns. But that's the nature of debates, I have nothing against him for that since he did offer some valid points.

But back to the article you directed me to, I would like to hear from the government how exactly they know what kind of communication surveillance equipment was on that balloon and what kind of communications they were monitoring since it was blasted to pieces.. If it was cell phone communications, that would be an impossibility.......

If it was satellite communications, the Chinese already have satellites in orbit that are doing that very thing.........