You state that China wants a war with us like it’s a fact. I can’t see were you would be in a position to know what future plans the Chinese government has.Oh, I fully know this isn't what this is. China wants a war with us. This is all part of their long game.
But they ALSO like to buy up a bunch of land here. That's a fact.
You state that China wants a war with us like it’s a fact. I can’t see were you would be in a position to know what future plans the Chinese government has.
Those two things are contradictory. War means any of their assets, including land bought, would be confiscated. And they'd do the same with any of ours over there.Oh, I fully know this isn't what this is. China wants a war with us. This is all part of their long game.
But they ALSO like to buy up a bunch of land here. That's a fact.
It's no coincidence that a lot of that wide open space is also where sensitive military sites are located. It flew over our area, many are assuming because of the proximity to Whiteman Air Force base, home of the B-2 bombers.There are far cheaper ways to survey land. I find this to be hogwash. They don't need to use a spy satellite to look at the land. Of course it will fly mainly over open land. Most of the western United States is open land. There are however many sensitive places in those open areas.
They did something after it had completely passed across the country and gathered whatever information they were after.At least they DID something. Can you imagine China letting us enter their airspace and not doing anything about it?
And that information would include our response…They did something after it had completely passed across the country and gathered whatever information they were after.
not to mention Fort Leavenworth, New Century Airport which has army reserve with chinook helicopters and they are very active, Fort Scott (although that's further south), etc.It's no coincidence that a lot of that wide open space is also where sensitive military sites are located. It flew over our area, many are assuming because of the proximity to Whiteman Air Force base, home of the B-2 bombers.
Exactly! I totally agree! Shouldn’t have been allowed to even enter our airspace.They did something after it had completely passed across the country and gathered whatever information they were after.
Meh ... we are doing a better/faster job of undoing ourselves at the moment (on both sides of the aisle) - the Chinese or Russians don't need to be that worried.Are you being serious right now? All you need to do is look at where the military resources are going right now, and where the future "battlefields: are expected to be. The Pacific theater will be the site of the next major conflict and China will be the aggressor. You can bet on that. They want Taiwan, and they want control over more in the South China Sea. Everything we have done since WWII in the Pacific has been done to mitigate that type of power grab. We literally just re activated Guam as a major Marine Corps base, where they will have 5,000 troops full time as a strategic move towards having easier access to the Philippines for a larger military presence with partner nations. They are actively working towards establishing new bases all over the Pacific. It's part of a massive strategic plan to have a larger presence there at all times, and the ability to quickly launch troops from closer by.
If you haven't realized what China has been doing over the last few years, that's fine, but don't act so surprised when you hear that China's endgame is war.
Yep. Our weak delayed response.And that information would include our response…
They did something after it had completely passed across the country and gathered whatever information they were after.
What bothers me is that the military briefed the US president on Jan 28 about the balloon and its air space incursion. And the White House sat on the news and did nothing until the Billings local news broadcast a pic of the balloon. Then on that Wednesday, 2/1, after the news broke, the president told the military to shoot it down. And the military then waited til today, 2/4, to do so.
That's so not comforting on so many levels, except I guess that we can still thank local journalists for breaking the news stories no one else seems to want to do.
I'd doubt the public has access to all the timeline (and briefing) details.What bothers me is that the military briefed the US president on Jan 28 about the balloon and its air space incursion. And the White House sat on the news and did nothing until the Billings local news broadcast a pic of the balloon. Then on that Wednesday, 2/1, after the news broke, the president told the military to shoot it down. And the military then waited til today, 2/4, to do so.
That's so not comforting on so many levels, except I guess that we can still thank local journalists for breaking the news stories no one else seems to want to do.
I'd doubt the public has access to all the timeline (and briefing) details.
So you are saying Reuters and AP are invited to classified briefings?The public didn't at the time...but the press, including Reuters and AP, is now happily and helpfully sharing the whole timeline after the fact.
Which is great if you like being the last to know...