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I don't fully agree with the political assessment because the WH gave the Pentagon permission to shoot it down when they deemed appropriate. They didn't order t
by s3p 4y ago
I don't fully agree with the political assessment because the WH gave the Pentagon permission to shoot it down when they deemed appropriate. They didn't order the pentagon to do it immediately. I'm not sure (someone please chime in if you know) if the WH 'ordered' the Pentagon to shoot it down in the sense that it HAD to come out of the air at some point, or if the message was just "shoot it down if you think that's the best thing to do".
- colanderman 4y agoWith respect to judging nuance, I think you're giving the American public too much credit.
- Consultant32452 4y agoUS officials explicitly said recovering the payload was a high priority. In part, that is why they chose that particular location to shoot it down. https://www.businessinsider.com/us-officials-recovering-chinese-spy-balloon-was-key-to-response-2023-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/us-officials-recovering-chin...