NYTimes is reporting that this is actually the fifth balloon to cross into our airspace. First four were seemingly ignored, three times under the Trump administration and once before during Biden’s.
The implication of that being the shootdown was a media-initiated event. After civilians saw the balloon from the ground, and it became lead story on every news site, with the MAGA press calling Biden "weak", something had to be done, whether it makes military sense or not.
everybodyknows|3 years ago
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-weak-response-chinese-su...
landemva|3 years ago
USA is being baited into war on multiple fronts.
unknown|3 years ago
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