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Nothing was "infiltrated". They knew where the balloon was since shortly after it left Chinese airspace and tracked it continously as it made it's way toward Al
by mlindner 4y ago
Nothing was "infiltrated". They knew where the balloon was since shortly after it left Chinese airspace and tracked it continously as it made it's way toward Alaska, south over Canada, and over the United States. (Is this thread being astroturfed?)
- lm28469 4y ago> after it left Chinese airspace Afaik that's false, they backtracked it to China using historical wind patterns, but it wasn't tracked from China to the US since day 1
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago>Is this thread being astroturfed? Some people have a vested interest in various US parties (the executive, the military, others?) looking inept. Some people have a very vested interested in those parties or a subset thereof looking competent. No need to spend money on astroturfing when the team politics knuckle draggers will do it for you.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoCould be. But both parties are pro-DOD, and that's the only thing we need to know.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoAnd now ask yourself...why did they allow it to penetrate US air space? Who benefits from that narrative? From that fear? Your #1 answer should be The MIC. Keep in mind, the POTUS takes a constitutional vow to protect the borders. And we get this? For a week? Stop being so naive.
- mlindner 4y agoGiven that Trump said nothing as 3 similar balloons did the same thing but went undetected, this sounds more like happenstance that anyone knew about it this time.