[keepsake]

Maybe the ChiComs got Wilmington, DE mixed up with Wilmington, NC. gps chose the wrong one for the 10% drop fee.

[keepsake]

In 9 days the balloon will be used for the 'winners' to 'go to Did-ne world'

[Calisport]

My furniture finally arrived that I bought at Babette's a year ago.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by blueash

The Commander in Chief when advised of this balloon asked for opinions from the military and intelligence services, and instead of saying he knows more about balloons than anyone else, actually listened to the experts who advised him that the risk of the Chinese getting any useful information was extremely low and the danger to Americans from shooting it down was enough of a mitigating factor to just let it float.

And as soon as it cleared the coast, see my earlier post, and the coast guard and FAA etc were able to stop air and ship traffic, we shot it down and it landed in fairly shallow water.

Nothing feckless about any of that. In fact it sounds like the government agencies worked together to formulate a plan and executed it well. But some people need to be unhappy whether it is wearing a brown suit or listening to experts who are, you know, experts unlike some others.

[Nucky]

I remember something like this happened when I was a youngin'. https://youtu.be/k8qjxT1iIAM

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by blueash

The Commander in Chief when advised of this balloon asked for opinions from the military and intelligence services, and instead of saying he knows more about balloons than anyone else, actually listened to the experts who advised him that the risk of the Chinese getting any useful information was extremely low and the danger to Americans from shooting it down was enough of a mitigating factor to just let it float.

And as soon as it cleared the coast, see my earlier post, and the coast guard and FAA etc were able to stop air and ship traffic, we shot it down and it landed in fairly shallow water.

Nothing feckless about any of that. In fact it sounds like the government agencies worked together to formulate a plan and executed it well. But some people need to be unhappy whether it is wearing a brown suit or listening to experts who are, you know, experts unlike some others.

And Nero fiddled while Rome burned…

[flflowers]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Probably looking for land to buy around Yellowstone.

Actually just returning the missing secret papers to the garage where the corvette is

[tvbound]

Transmitting capabilities blocked from the time it entered our air space, while giving us time to examine it while still aloft. Then shot down in shallow water, with the best chance to recover physical payload and information. With the bonus of really ticking off China and getting them to admit it was theirs - thus also embarrassing China worldwide.

Well done United States!

[RPDaly]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Transmitting capabilities blocked from the time it entered our air space,.....

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[rustyp]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Transmitting capabilities blocked from the time it entered our air space, while giving us time to examine it while still aloft. Then shot down in shallow water, with the best chance to recover physical payload and information. With the bonus of really ticking off China and getting them to admit it was theirs - thus also embarrassing China worldwide.

Well done United States!

Originally Posted by RPDaly

And you should believe this why?

I assure you it is not MaCafee protecting your bank account from hackers every 24/7.
If the only tool one is familiar with is a hammer then everything looks like a nail.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by RPDaly

And you should believe this why?

Because it was on the internet.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Transmitting capabilities blocked from the time it entered our air space, while giving us time to examine it while still aloft. Then shot down in shallow water, with the best chance to recover physical payload and information. With the bonus of really ticking off China and getting them to admit it was theirs - thus also embarrassing China worldwide.

Well done United States!

Some people will believe any thing. Do you know anyone who works in cyber security? They could tell you a little something about cyber hacking and how the security is breached constantly in all facets of information.

The battle is constant and I personally think much information was acquired by that evil regime. Vast amounts of intellectual information has been stolen from this country and they work constantly to snuff this republic out of existence.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Some people will believe any thing. Do you know anyone who works in cyber security? They could tell you a little something about cyber hacking and how the security is breached constantly in all facets of information.

The battle is constant and I personally think much information was acquired by that evil regime. Vast amounts of intellectual information has been stolen from this country and they work constantly to snuff this republic out of existence.

Add Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia to that list to be comprehensive.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by jparsoneau@aol.com

It is absolutely embarrassing that we allow the Chinese to get away with. What do you think they were done with our balloon over Chinese ground. But here we just let it continue to fly on by unbelievable what they allow

What is also embarrassing is that we have been allowing Chinese grad students into our most prominent research universities since the 1980's!! Intimately learning our most advanced R&D before it gets to Boeing, Lockheed, etc.

For over a decade, there have been Chinese birthing rings that send Chinese nationals to our country (Irvine, CA is a HUGE destination) under the guise of organized tourism. They lie at Customs that they are not pregnant, and then overstay their visa until they give birth to new American citizens who will go back to China weeks after birth to be raised by the CCP but with full access to the US and full home-birthed, non-naturalized citizens.
Thousands have been born this way in recent years. China has set up their own "police" stations in the U.S. to exert oversight, threats and influence over their citizens in the United States.

Here's the most frightening variable: You get one baseball player or Olympic gymnast from Cuba into the U.S. and they defect. You have hundreds of thousands of Chinese nationals living in the U.S. (especially in Southern California) and not a single defection. Why do you suppose this is? I suspect it is because they are all members of or families of Chinese government and military officials. China will imprison and torture (indoctrinate) their family members for not doing exactly what the CCP wants them to do while they are in the U.S.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by tvbound

Transmitting capabilities blocked from the time it entered our air space, while giving us time to examine it while still aloft. Then shot down in shallow water, with the best chance to recover physical payload and information. With the bonus of really ticking off China and getting them to admit it was theirs - thus also embarrassing China worldwide.

Well done United States!