Anonymous wrote:Oh look the perfect thread for conspiracy theorists, and covid experts turn Afghan withdrawal experts turned economics experts turned international relations/spying experts.

How fun.

I'm the farthest thing from a conspiracy theorist, but some of these things have started panning out...but if you sit firmly in the camp of "it doesn't fit my narrative, therefore it must not be true" then you'll never see any of it.

So then, what's your theory on this big ol' balloon?

It's full of sophons.

If you know, you know.

#ThreeBodyProblem

Incredibly provocative move by CCP.

They are watching the reaction by our officials. And, they are seeing weakness.

I'm sure the "strongly worded" message sent by the US will cause Xi Jinping to shake in his boots.

Any chance this is a trial balloon to try to dump sinister things into our water supply?

They should post the route so Americans can go out and do TikTok dances as it passes! We will show them.

I guess their satellites aren’t working?

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see why they didn’t shoot it down in Montana

Because our government is terrified of China.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not entirely convinced its Chinese.

The Chinese confirmed it is theirs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One theory

This "theory" was deleted. Probably because it was posted by an idiot.

Yeah Eric Garland never met a conspiracy he didn’t like. But on the other side you have Congressmen asking if the balloon is from Wuhan.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look the perfect thread for conspiracy theorists, and covid experts turn Afghan withdrawal experts turned economics experts turned international relations/spying experts.

How fun.

You think this is benign? It is freakin’ weird!!!

I didn't say it's not weird or concerning. But, "enemy country spies on us (and vice versa)" isn't exactly earth shattering news. And, some of the posters on here need their heads checked b/c their tin foil hats are on a little tight.
And NO ONE knows what they'd do in this situation as POTUS. They had one of Trump's Intelligence guys on this morning and even he had to concede that there is "always more to these things than what you see." I'm certain this is true with re: to people posting here.

Anonymous wrote:It has been hanging out in single spots for longer periods of time then any of their balloons in the past. US defense officials said they believed the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days, was in fact a "high-altitude surveillance" device.

This is a real threat to National security. They are likely testing biological warfare.

Hanging out over Montana where there are US nuclear missle silos. And they are buying up US farmland at an astonishing rate.

https://www.yahoo.com/now/chinese-spy-balloon-over-us-144457753.html

it's the size of 3 Metro buses.

Even if it a weather balloon with navigation(!), it would not be allowed to roam freely about the country.

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he wouldn't recommend shooting down the suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon.

“My interest would be not necessarily shooting it down, but bringing it down so that we can capture the equipment and understand exactly what they’re doing, are they taking pictures? Are they intercepting signals? What are they doing and what is the level of technical capability?” Esper, who served under former President Donald Trump said, “Now, failing that, I would definitely shoot it down, provided that there’s no risk to people on the ground.”
Esper also suggested that there may be “a counterintelligence value" in letting the balloon pass. "There’s always more to this than meets the eye. I wouldn’t be privy to that now, so I give the Pentagon some room here.”

Esper called this suspected surveillance attempt a "brazen act by the Chinese."

“Curiously, the Chinese are not outright denying it as they typically do,” Esper stated, “so the way they’re playing this is quite curious to me as well.”

Meanwhile, this development has made top US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming trip to Beijing uncertain. Esper said canceling the trip could be one option to consider, among others.

"I think we need to know more, and we need to assess what’s happening in the broader context," he said. “Sometimes you call off trips like this, or sometimes you prepared to give a very, very strong statement of China violating our sovereignty."

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/suspected-chinese-balloon-us/h_0d1638b4e8a0d7ca3b971fade4a97488

The Chinese first denied it was Chinese and then later came out and 'claimed' it is a weather surveillance instrument.

There is no disputing that it is Chinese and we are going to play things close to the chest. The govt isn't going to be leaking you their strategy of dealing with it or what they actually think it is...duh.

Above is the best you'll get.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not entirely convinced its Chinese.

So, you think the pentagon is lying?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-spy-balloon-china-montana-pentagon-today-2023-02-02/

LOL right because it delivered nothing but gospel truth in the past.

The Chinese have said it is theirs.

It has been hanging out in single spots for longer periods of time then any of their balloons in the past. US defense officials said they believed the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days, was in fact a "high-altitude surveillance" device.

This is a real threat to National security. They are likely testing biological warfare.

Hanging out over Montana where there are US nuclear missle silos. And they are buying up US farmland at an astonishing rate.

https://www.yahoo.com/now/chinese-spy-balloon-over-us-144457753.html

it's the size of 3 Metro buses.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not entirely convinced its Chinese.

So, you think the pentagon is lying?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-spy-balloon-china-montana-pentagon-today-2023-02-02/

LOL right because it delivered nothing but gospel truth in the past.