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White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
The Associated Press ^ | February 6, 2023 | By ZEKE MILLER, LOLITA C. BALDOR and AAMER MADHANI

Posted on 02/06/2023 1:31:47 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday that after Biden took office, the U.S. “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our capacity to be able to detect things that the Trump administration was unable to detect.”

Speaking at the event hosted by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Sullivan added that as part of those efforts “we were able to go back and look at the historical patterns” and uncover “multiple instances” during the Trump administration in which Chinese surveillance balloons traversed American airspace and territory.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: balloon; balloongate; bidenvoters; bs; fake; giantradarreflector; news
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To: JBW1949

Pentagon: People can ‘look up in the sky’ if they want to know where Chinese balloon is.

“The public certainly has the ability to look up in the sky and see where the balloon is,” Ryder answered.


41 posted on 02/06/2023 1:50:54 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Starting having people look to the sky?


42 posted on 02/06/2023 1:51:03 PM PST by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Haven’t you heard???

Joe Biden just released a report that he drove a tractor trailer carrying an F-22 Stealth Fighter over to Andrews and flew it himself to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon...he is now negotiating to have a film made called “Independence Day Part II” starring himself...


43 posted on 02/06/2023 1:51:27 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: IYAS9YAS

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44 posted on 02/06/2023 1:52:52 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: Oldeconomybuyer

This is hilarious! Improved surveillance??? Rofl!!! People looking up at the sky? Going like this? 🙄 Did they catch this on SNL?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3kUa8uM4c&t=70s


45 posted on 02/06/2023 1:53:17 PM PST by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Get real...

People can stare up in the sky and see it!


46 posted on 02/06/2023 1:55:46 PM PST by zeestephen (43,000)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I SWEAR we are living in Goebbels Germany.

The level of false propaganda being sent to the public is unbelievable.

Lying to us with such contempt that Goebbels himself would be a an eternally jealous Fan.


47 posted on 02/06/2023 1:56:38 PM PST by R0CK3T
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To: V K Lee
GRRR...
suspenons = suspicions.
48 posted on 02/06/2023 1:57:24 PM PST by V K Lee (Our CONSTITUTION. Written with DIVINE assistance by very wise men. A document unlike any other.)
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To: R0CK3T

Goebbels learned his stuff from the folks here that sold the population on getting into WWI: Edward Bernays and George Creel.


49 posted on 02/06/2023 1:57:44 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I believe Obama shut down the system that would have detected the balloons, if I remember correctly a lot of people raised concerns at the time.


50 posted on 02/06/2023 1:58:08 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Improved surveillance=Montana journalist


51 posted on 02/06/2023 1:58:17 PM PST by struggle
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The article is probably correct. The advanced steps ordered by President Biden are necessary to identify a simple balloon. On the other hand, Chief Wild Eagle was able to do it with no technology at all.


52 posted on 02/06/2023 1:58:41 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Macoozie

So how come no one is wanting to use the 25th amendment on SloJoe? How nuts does he have to get? Remember how every day one jackwad or another was wanting to use it on Trump because he was so “incompetent” doncha know?


53 posted on 02/06/2023 2:01:37 PM PST by OldWarBaby
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Smells like a 4 day old homicide scene.

AP? Get real.


54 posted on 02/06/2023 2:04:02 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This pig face bidet think tank group are really special hey?

They can come up with some of the biggest lies.


55 posted on 02/06/2023 2:04:03 PM PST by crz
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To: Howie66

So he’s the first commander in chief to ask norad to track weather balloons ?

I think NORAD would have data that states otherwise. From the 50s.

Of course Biden used to be in the typing pool between his job as a black train operator and trucker beating up gang leaders around the east coast.


56 posted on 02/06/2023 2:08:42 PM PST by Celerity
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Wait, I thought we saw the earlier balloons, but General Mark "Traitor" Milley chose not to inform the White House?

Now we are to believe that Brandon ordered increased vigilance, and then we figured out we've been overflown years before?

57 posted on 02/06/2023 2:10:08 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s BS, why on earth would the Biden regime be interested in enhancing the security of our airspace while allowing our border to remain totally open and undefended in any way? The Chinese Army could march 4 or 5 divisions across our border undetected by Mayorkas and his batch of clowns.


58 posted on 02/06/2023 2:11:01 PM PST by euram (allALL)
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To: Celerity

Give Biden an enema and all that would remain could fit into a thimble with room to spare.


59 posted on 02/06/2023 2:11:26 PM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The amazing part was where President Biden piloted the
F-22 up to 58,000 feet and brought down the spy balloon
with his own two hands...


60 posted on 02/06/2023 2:12:47 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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