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U.S Officials Confirm Third Chinese Balloon, Refuse to Reveal Location
slaynews ^ | 2/5/2023 | Frank Bergman

Posted on 02/05/2023 9:42:41 PM PST by bitt

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To: nutmeg

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41 posted on 02/05/2023 11:42:09 PM PST by nutmeg
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To: bitt

Looks like China stopped Biden its time and is in frontal “up yours” mode.


42 posted on 02/05/2023 11:44:41 PM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell..)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Air Force, run by PC incompetents?


43 posted on 02/06/2023 12:00:44 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Homestly don’t know, it just seems a bit overkill when a few gun rounds could shred the balloon fabric


44 posted on 02/06/2023 12:11:44 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Pocketdoor

I it’s not like all objects are stationary, the F-22 is traveling at several hundred MPH, the balloon is moving at a much slower speed, a sidewinder missile can lock onto the balloon versus a 20 mm cannon

Regardless of the method of shooting the balloon down its a great example of asymmetric warfare, a 5th generation fighter armed with expensive sidewinder missiles is needed to shoot down a balloon


45 posted on 02/06/2023 12:12:40 AM PST by srmanuel
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To: All

Oh, look! Squirrel!

I wonder what they are trying to distract from this time.


46 posted on 02/06/2023 12:19:51 AM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: DesertRhino

Great point.


47 posted on 02/06/2023 12:46:27 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: LegendHasIt

The laptop from hell was back in the news.


48 posted on 02/06/2023 12:48:52 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: bitt

The Chinese probably told the Obozo/Biden White House to keep it secret, as the American Taxpayer should not be told what China is doing to the USA. The Dems have been paid off.


49 posted on 02/06/2023 12:58:49 AM PST by chopperk ( )
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To: bitt

Joe - time for those shotguns you told us all to get


50 posted on 02/06/2023 1:24:56 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: bitt

They are helping the Chinese ,why would they tell us?


51 posted on 02/06/2023 1:30:05 AM PST by spincaster
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When balloon hit your eye like a big floating spy,

that’s one more eh,


52 posted on 02/06/2023 1:42:42 AM PST by Peter ODonnell (If Arizona held the Olympic Games, Usain Bolt would lose to Joe Biden)
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53 posted on 02/06/2023 1:48:04 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: bitt
First come the balloons.

Then come the repeater gatling guns.

Pretty soon, the horseless carriages!

"Great Scott - These Chicoms are ruthless!"


54 posted on 02/06/2023 1:52:40 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Peter ODonnell; MinuteGal; M Kehoe

“When balloon hit your eye like a big floating spy,
that’s one more eh,”

Good one, clever...


55 posted on 02/06/2023 1:53:48 AM PST by flaglady47 (Trump knows where all the bodies lie - just sayin......)
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To: bitt

Waiting for a ban on telescopes


56 posted on 02/06/2023 1:59:22 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: bitt
"U.S Officials Confirm Third Chinese Balloon, Refuse to Reveal Location"


57 posted on 02/06/2023 2:11:49 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: TigersEye

Rof...Funny as all get out!


58 posted on 02/06/2023 2:12:11 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: bitt

They won’t reveal the location of the Chinese balloons to the US citizens? Will they pull this crap when the Chinese invasion happens? It’s almost like they are protecting China now and not letting us defend our country.


59 posted on 02/06/2023 2:14:59 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: bitt

They used a million dollar sidewinder to take out a balloon?

A few shots with bullets would have done the job.


60 posted on 02/06/2023 2:25:26 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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