Possum Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 Neither Beijing or the USA will ever be honest about the balloon. It's like asking the Secretary of Agriculture in the Philippines 'where are the onions?' 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepid Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Most expensive fighter jet in history is used to shoot down a BALLOON!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 4:58 AM, Major Tom said: That begs the question of why the Canadians did not shoot it down. It further begs the question of why the US even allowed it to enter. They knew about it before it reached the coast of Alaska. They could have popped it then or over a remote area of Alaska / Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 9 hours ago, Major Tom said: [Maybe it wasn't but] it may have gathered intelligence about military doings on the surface below, but that was a mere bonus. If I’m right, Beijing’s chief reason for floating a balloon over North America was to see whether it would elicit a response from the U.S. government and military, as well as from the American people. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/that-downed-chinese-balloon-wasn-t-exactly-for-spying-it-was-a-trial-balloon/ar-AA176AwP My money is on it being a diversionary bit of media to cover something else up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Gator said: It further begs the question of why the US even allowed it to enter. They knew about it before it reached the coast of Alaska. They could have popped it then or over a remote area of Alaska / Canada. A point I raised a few days ago in another thread on this topic. Biden suggested they shot it down as soon as was reasonably practicable but I saw otherwise on a CNN news report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom Posted February 7, 2023 Author Posted February 7, 2023 “China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World.” ― Napoleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Major Tom said: China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World. Are you suggesting that you think China is still sleeping and we should not wake him? They have been "awake" for 20 years now according to this article https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2004/07/19/44587.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Oh no! They've sent one to Australia now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom Posted February 7, 2023 Author Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave Hounddriver said: Are you suggesting that you think China is still sleeping and we should not wake him? They have been "awake" for 20 years now according to this article https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2004/07/19/44587.htm On the contrary, we should have never woke it up 20 (or more) years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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