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General Mattis Speaks Out — No Chinese spy balloons on my watch…
Citizen's Free Press ^ | Posted by Kane on February 7, 2023 2:13 am

Posted on 02/07/2023 6:18:40 AM PST by Red Badger

Brand new video | Turn up the volume

fran henig @FranHenig · Follow 🚨Breaking: Just now in Vero Beach, FL General Mattis denies having any knowledge of CCP balloon flying over continental US on his watch.

VIDEO AT LINK..............



TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: balloongate; balloons; bidenforeignpolicy; chinaballoon; giantradarreflector; jamesmattis; maddog; mattis; partyballoons; spyballoon; trump
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To: Red Badger

I was watching a report on this on Japanese news and they didn’t show anything that would indicate balloon activity before 2020. Since then there was one for 4 months (!) in Hawaii, along with a number of foreign countries (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, India, etc).


21 posted on 02/07/2023 6:42:53 AM PST by erlayman
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To: realcleanguy

Dang you’re right.


22 posted on 02/07/2023 6:43:36 AM PST by skeeter
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To: 1Old Pro

He’s a serial liar..................


23 posted on 02/07/2023 6:44:05 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: erlayman

One also went across South America......................


24 posted on 02/07/2023 6:44:29 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Is that the one still there ? In or around Colombia last I heard..


25 posted on 02/07/2023 6:46:33 AM PST by erlayman
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To: erlayman

Probably crashed in the sea by now..................


26 posted on 02/07/2023 6:49:48 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

2023 will forever be known as the year that a balloon paralyzed the nation’s defenders for several days on end. Our enemies have taken note and stocking up on helium and balloons. Helium shortage to ensue direcly.


27 posted on 02/07/2023 6:50:45 AM PST by Bob434
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To: silverleaf
the “ Pentagon sources” of this planted media narrative

are General Protection Fault, Colonel Sanders, Major Assburns, Captain Crunch, Sergeant Pepper, and Private Parts.

28 posted on 02/07/2023 6:53:26 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Bob434

The Japanese did this in WW2 to start forrest fires. it worked but they kept it under wraps to not let them know how successful it was.


29 posted on 02/07/2023 6:59:01 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: skeeter

“Mattis did call China following the 2020 election to re-assure the commies he would not let his CinC do anything “rash”.”

Mattis left the position of Secretary of Defense on January 1, 2019. He did not hold any office in the federal government after January 1, 2020 so he was not in a position to reassure anyone speaking as Secretary of Defense following the election. He was also retired from the USMC so he had no military command in 2020.

It was US Army General Mark Milley, nominated by President Trump to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2019 who was serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 2020 elections who publicly stated he spoke to China. Mark Milley continues to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Biden.

Mattis may or may not have been a good Secretary of Defense, and President Trump did force him out of office over policy disagreements. However, there is no evidence he spoke to China about President Trump after the election and even if he did, he was in no position of authority to take any action.

You may have General Mattis confused with General Milley.


30 posted on 02/07/2023 7:02:23 AM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work o)
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To: Bob434

https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/japenese-balloon-bomb/index.html


31 posted on 02/07/2023 7:02:40 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: Soul of the South

I absolutely did.


32 posted on 02/07/2023 7:07:45 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Red Badger
Remember the garbage Gateway Pundit lies posted yesterday that enrages everyone? Total BS. Never believe Gateway Pundit, don't read it, and it should be banned.

TREASON! Rep. Waltz Says DOD Told Him China Spy Balloons Crossed US During Trump Years But Gen. Mattis DID NOT TELL TRUMP – Thought He Was Too Aggressive (VIDEO)

Link above is to the FR post, not Garbage Pundit.

33 posted on 02/07/2023 7:11:05 AM PST by Wayne07
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To: erlayman

“there was one for 4 months (!) in Hawaii”

Do you mean, that a Chinese recon balloon hovered over and around Hawaii for 4 months?


34 posted on 02/07/2023 7:20:59 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

35 posted on 02/07/2023 7:21:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Red Badger

And we’re supposed to just believe him?


36 posted on 02/07/2023 7:29:14 AM PST by NavyShoe
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To: NavyShoe

Sure!..................


37 posted on 02/07/2023 7:31:02 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

“balloon flying over continental US on his watch.”

Operative word is continental.


38 posted on 02/07/2023 7:32:16 AM PST by plain talk
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Thanks for the link. Interesting. They are a very sneaky lot.


39 posted on 02/07/2023 7:46:02 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Red Badger

Biden tribe deflect plan explodes like a balloon.


40 posted on 02/07/2023 7:48:02 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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