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U.S. shoots down Chinese balloon over Atlantic
Just the News ^ | Updated: February 4, 2023 - 2:46pm | Just the News staff

Posted on 02/04/2023 11:54:48 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The U.S. has destroyed a Chinese balloon that had been floating over the continental United States over the past several days.

Footage on social media showed the balloon exploding during flight and beginning to fall toward the earth.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: chinaspyballoon; partofthedeal; toolittletoolate
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To: boomop1

After Biden let it drift over the ENTIRE CONUS


21 posted on 02/04/2023 12:15:35 PM PST by Smellin Salt
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To: Smellin Salt

Yep.


22 posted on 02/04/2023 12:16:50 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Like shooting a coyote fleeing the hen house but Sleepy allowed the predator into the coop and left the door open on purpose.


23 posted on 02/04/2023 12:17:22 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: XRdsRev

Agree


24 posted on 02/04/2023 12:17:34 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Biden was waiting for the call from Xi. Shoot it down now, joe. And make sure the hardware is destroyed.


25 posted on 02/04/2023 12:19:47 PM PST by robel
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The balloon would have made it all the way back to China after floating over Europe and the middle-east. All the while collecting and transmitting intelligence data about U.S. and European capabilities.

The ONLY REASON it was shot down today, was because Biden didn’t want to have the balloon still being a big story during the SOTU message this week. Any other week, the Chinese would have been allowed to gather all the information they needed. But, the optics would have messed up the SOTU speech.

Biden and the Chinese are best buds, but, the balloon would have been too much to accept before the SOTU>


26 posted on 02/04/2023 12:20:13 PM PST by adorno
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How far off the coast? Was it over international waters, and if so, is this a violation of international law?


27 posted on 02/04/2023 12:20:37 PM PST by motor_racer ("We're gonna punish our enemies, and we're gonna reward our friends" - Barak Obama)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m glad.

Thats what should have happened to those italian satellites.


28 posted on 02/04/2023 12:21:07 PM PST by xyz2
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To: XRdsRev

I did notice it fell very quickly. Heavy equipment.

Gee, now the Chinese do not have to pay for the problem of taking it home and landing it. We probably saved them a buck or two.


29 posted on 02/04/2023 12:21:47 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What a bunch of diffuses. They should have done this as soon as they knew it was heading for U.S. airspace. They only reacted because American eyes saw this one and got pictures of it. How many other Commie ballons have there been that our Commie government let fly over the Country and spy on us?


30 posted on 02/04/2023 12:21:47 PM PST by iontheball
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"It had collected all the information the CCP wanted once it was over the Atlantic, so their foreign agent Brandon was free to take it out."

Sometimes the truth really hurts...

31 posted on 02/04/2023 12:23:23 PM PST by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: Chainmail

“...to prevent anyone looking at the technologies aboard it after it had completed its spy mission.”

Perhaps China didn’t want us to discover that it’s actually OUR technology that they’re using, courtesy of the Clintons, Obama, any of the Bidens.


32 posted on 02/04/2023 12:23:31 PM PST by ryderann
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To: boomop1

Now the Chi-Coms got the justification to shoot down our satellites. Great job FJB!


33 posted on 02/04/2023 12:25:04 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: ryderann

Biden wouldn’t answer questions.


34 posted on 02/04/2023 12:25:36 PM PST by FreedBird (E)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Biden: “I gave the order to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon.”


35 posted on 02/04/2023 12:30:14 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Too little too late.


36 posted on 02/04/2023 12:32:19 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Brandon is my hero.


37 posted on 02/04/2023 12:32:39 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

#Pfertility no longer trending.

Mission accomplished...?


38 posted on 02/04/2023 12:33:58 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The debris should be easy to find. Just look for 2 rectangular, bright yellow, objects.


39 posted on 02/04/2023 12:35:15 PM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

4 more and Biden idiot will become a Chinese Ace!


40 posted on 02/04/2023 12:35:15 PM PST by CardeadInKy ("The problem with Liberalism is that eventually you run out of other people's money" -Marg Thatcher)
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