deaconson
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Much to the benefit of fucker tarlson.If even one person was injured or one piece of property damaged by this, it would be considered a massive government screwup.
Much to the benefit of fucker tarlson.If even one person was injured or one piece of property damaged by this, it would be considered a massive government screwup.
This is why a genius would use and hand glider laser beam.The government fired a missile above your house. What if it missed and fell to earth and hit your house?
There is no way to please these people. If Biden had shot it down earlier, Fox & company would have just complained that he should have shot it down over the Pacific before it even reached the continental US, that we were needlessly provoking the Chinese, that we should have let it stay up longer to learn its "secrets" and determine Chinese intentions, etc. They're not complaining to make a point, the point is to complain no matter what Biden and his administration decided to do.The government fired a missile above your house. What if it missed and fell to earth and hit your house?
If even one person was injured or one piece of property damaged by this, it would be considered a massive government screwup.
There is no way to please these people. If Biden had shot it down earlier, Fox & company would have just complained that he should have shot it down over the Pacific before it even reached the continental US, that we were needlessly provoking the Chinese, that we should have let it stay up longer to learn its "secrets" and determine Chinese intentions, etc. They're not complaining to make a point, the point is to complain no matter what Biden and his administration decided to do.
It's (allegedly) a balloon, not a Star Destroyer. Towing or popping it out of the sky over Alaska or Montana isn't going to cause any more damage on the ground than if some poor bastard's parachute fails to deploy.If even one person was injured or one piece of property damaged by this, it would be considered a massive government screwup.
a balloon with a bunch of shit hanging below itIt's (allegedly) a balloon, not a Star Destroyer. Towing or popping it out of the sky over Alaska or Montana isn't going to cause any more damage on the ground than if some poor bastard's parachute fails to deploy.
Does the military even have the capacity to just “tow” a large heavy object flying several miles in the air?
Does the military even have the capacity to just “tow” a large heavy object flying several miles in the air?
No. Especially at 60,000 ft elevation, where this balloon was floating. Only plane that can safely go that high is the U2, a light, difficult to maneuver, spy plane. 2&2 is asking, demanding, that the military invent new technology and deploy all within 3-5 days. You can make wild claims that next time we should be ready with a high elevation retriever plane. But imagine if Biden sent a pilot up there in a plane exceeding safe elevations to trap and tow a giant balloon, which had never been done before and the plane was not designed for and the operation ends in tragedy.Does the military even have the capacity to just “tow” a large heavy object flying several miles in the air?