Seems to me Dolly's video and all the narrative control is pretty easy to understand, the US tried to shoot the balloon down and failed. As usual, those in charge lied about it to cover up their own incompetence. All the stuff about the safety of people on the ground was an obvious lie. We are helpless to stop China from doing this an…
Seems to me Dolly's video and all the narrative control is pretty easy to understand, the US tried to shoot the balloon down and failed. As usual, those in charge lied about it to cover up their own incompetence. All the stuff about the safety of people on the ground was an obvious lie. We are helpless to stop China from doing this any time it wants to with whatever it wants to. Who knows what they'll float over us next.
A trillion dollar defense budget and we can't stop a balloon. But we do ensure transgender military personnel aren't offended by using the wrong pronouns, and that our embassies fly rainbow flags. Sad to say that our military leadership has become a laughingstock. It's a national embarrassment.
Fighter aircraft can't fly that high so they can't simply buzz it and strafe it. Missiles have to have something to seek, usually a heat signature, RF emissions, or a radar return. If the balloon's signature is small then it would be difficult to hit, particularly if it's not made of radar reflective materials. The balloon may also have active countermeasures.
I'm not an expert here but the US is clearly lying about why it's still up there, the idea that the debris may hit someone on the ground is laughable. Montana is not New York City.
It is not the ability but the will of the senior 'elites'. A problem that became abundantly apparent under Odumbo - rid themselves of true patriots and keep those sympathetic or in awe of the CCP, etc.
They lied about how high our fighters can fly and what our sensors can or cannot pick up. Those U2's flew above 70,000 feet and somehow the Ruskies had no problems picking them up in the 60's ...Whatever- that balloon traveled a couple thousand miles over US and Canadian errrr Cubandian airspace without a peep. So naturally we're supposed to believe that these harmless weather balloons are the cutting edge of stealth 🙄 and we have no tech to detect them? Oh yeah! Because global warming or something 🥰
Ok I’ll try: For decades now American military hardware is designed to be expensive and complicated (for the most part) with the goal of siphoning tax dollars. Like the Pharmas and Banksters, there is well greased revolving door which keep the gravy train running. Examples: F-35, Zumwalt LCS (cancelled), Ford class carrier, Stryker. They are all boondoggles that wouldn’t last an hour in a near-peer conflict. Which brings me to my second point: 800+ military bases outside the country draining funds and making enemies does not benefit our nation at all. The BrettonWoods era is done. The sooner we realize it the better, but the parasites dictating policy are simply doubling down. Why? Because they are trying to crash the system so they can recreate our world in the form of NeoFeudal Technocracy. Sorry for the excess verbiage…..
Where was this blimp launched from? I am seeing information it originated from mainland China. That's a long way from Montana. If so 'we' should have been tracking this thing for days, and had a plan to deal with it. Again, if it was launched from mainline china, the route taken would have been over the Aleutian Islands. I was stationed at the end of the Aleutians (don't ask) in the mid 70's. I believe that was the United States then, and still is. The international date line went around that island to keep it on the same day as the continental US. We had two of the most expensive aircraft in the USAF inventory based there, along with super powerful stationary surveillance installations. This was all to keep an eye on Russia. To think the US didn't know of this slow moving non motorized aircraft is absurd. And if we didn't know, we are in much deeper trouble than I realized.
Yeah, I was stationed on Adak at the same time. It’s always cloudy there though (real low clouds) so they would have to detect the balloon by radar. I think it was sunny about four days the whole time I was there.
Thanks for your service Billy Bob, Adak was a 'big' island compared to Shemiya, the 2X4. That was the last stop for the bush pilots before my island. I remember just a handful of sunny days, and I will always remember the constant wind. Nothing taller than tundra grass could grow there for that reason. Every building had hand rails or ropes at the entrances/exits, with the slick surfaces and high winds you were lucky to keep your footing. But still, God Bless America!
Someone (Fox analyst on the radio) claimed they had been tracking it since it left China. He said they could have/should have shot it down over the water before it passed over Alaska.
The foolish ones are shamelessly trampling on the blood of those who came before. I used to be very supportive of our military and so very thankful for their sacrifice. My now 24yo son wanted to join the Air Force, but as time went on, we saw the destruction of the military, as well as of our country in general, and he went a different direction. My dad served in WWII, and I have multiple other family members who have served, but it is a different world now for sure. I don't know if you saw this some months ago when I shared it on here, so I'm sorry if it's a repeat. But it is the prayer of my heart!
Beautiful poem Janice, thank you for sending. Occasionally I am asked by a young parent my opinion on encouraging or not their child for military service. Every case is different of course, but generally my recommendation is no. If a young person is destined to be a NCO, as I was, I suggest a trade school. Skilled electricians, heavy equipment operators, welders etc. make a good wage and be rewarded by their accomplishments at the end of the work day. I love my country and would fight again if asked, to defend our home land, though at my age I would be a limited asset. I no longer trust our military leaders and Commander in Chief. If we are to engage in a battle on foreign soil I demand we follow the Constitution and have the action debated in Congress.
Thanks for posting. And yes, times have so changed. So much so, that the only flag we put out on July 4th is the Appeal to Heaven flag, also known as the Pine Tree Flag.
The first link comes with some history. And by the way, the Appeal to Heaven flag was the first flag flown over the American fleet of six cruisers during the War of Independence. It is testament to faith in God alone.
The significant thing is that the balloon IS in the news cycle. Oddly enough, even a mention of it in my trading platform propaganda news. And again, it's the old trick done over, and over, and over. LOOK! Balloon! Nothing Else To Be Seen! Not the DoD Ramstein AFB remark, 'limited window of opportunity. Not the Bakhmut impending disaster. Not impending collapse of the Ukrainian Army. Not the possible peace offer, reportedly refused by the Russians, and then reportedly totally denied by the US (and who knows). Maybe Distractions are the new wave in the New News Cycle.
And the minute is saw this Balloon Thing I thought ... maybe the New Normal is going to be, it's the Chinese, it's the Chinese, it's the Chinese. Maybe, just maybe, the Russians are in for a breather down the road? (Who know with this cast of crazy characters?) But the Ukraine Proxy War is not going so well. And from the get-go of the Sanctions, maybe the biggest miscalculation in the history of the United States.
The gov finally shot down the balloon. I hope we are not headed for war. That would kick start our economy and maybe our rulers have decided that would give them power for a long time:(
Seems to me Dolly's video and all the narrative control is pretty easy to understand, the US tried to shoot the balloon down and failed. As usual, those in charge lied about it to cover up their own incompetence. All the stuff about the safety of people on the ground was an obvious lie. We are helpless to stop China from doing this any time it wants to with whatever it wants to. Who knows what they'll float over us next.
A trillion dollar defense budget and we can't stop a balloon. But we do ensure transgender military personnel aren't offended by using the wrong pronouns, and that our embassies fly rainbow flags. Sad to say that our military leadership has become a laughingstock. It's a national embarrassment.
And our arsenal is being given away or left behind....
The US itself has become a laughingstock. If Kamala becomes president, we will appropriately have a laughing hyena in charge.
Kackle Kamla
Kackling Komrade Kate
Even if 🐪a is “in charge” she won’t be in charge. OHarris would be. She just reads teleprompters better.
Yeah, I used the term “in charge” very loosely!
How can we not hit a slow moving war blimp??? How is this even possible?? I can't wrap my head around it.
Fighter aircraft can't fly that high so they can't simply buzz it and strafe it. Missiles have to have something to seek, usually a heat signature, RF emissions, or a radar return. If the balloon's signature is small then it would be difficult to hit, particularly if it's not made of radar reflective materials. The balloon may also have active countermeasures.
I'm not an expert here but the US is clearly lying about why it's still up there, the idea that the debris may hit someone on the ground is laughable. Montana is not New York City.
F-15 can fly up to 100,000’
It is not the ability but the will of the senior 'elites'. A problem that became abundantly apparent under Odumbo - rid themselves of true patriots and keep those sympathetic or in awe of the CCP, etc.
Well at some point today it will start moving across the Atlantic (allegedly) 🍿
It was shot down several hours ago.
They lied about how high our fighters can fly and what our sensors can or cannot pick up. Those U2's flew above 70,000 feet and somehow the Ruskies had no problems picking them up in the 60's ...Whatever- that balloon traveled a couple thousand miles over US and Canadian errrr Cubandian airspace without a peep. So naturally we're supposed to believe that these harmless weather balloons are the cutting edge of stealth 🙄 and we have no tech to detect them? Oh yeah! Because global warming or something 🥰
The military had better get hot on it then, and figure out a way to do it.
They are too busy with 'priorities'.
Ok I’ll try: For decades now American military hardware is designed to be expensive and complicated (for the most part) with the goal of siphoning tax dollars. Like the Pharmas and Banksters, there is well greased revolving door which keep the gravy train running. Examples: F-35, Zumwalt LCS (cancelled), Ford class carrier, Stryker. They are all boondoggles that wouldn’t last an hour in a near-peer conflict. Which brings me to my second point: 800+ military bases outside the country draining funds and making enemies does not benefit our nation at all. The BrettonWoods era is done. The sooner we realize it the better, but the parasites dictating policy are simply doubling down. Why? Because they are trying to crash the system so they can recreate our world in the form of NeoFeudal Technocracy. Sorry for the excess verbiage…..
Actually, I appreciate your response.
Yeah, if the Soviets could shoot down a U-2 at 70,000 feet in 1960, then we should be able to hit a balloon at 50-60,000 feet in 2023.
Imagine the stealth tech those pesky balloons must have!! ohhhhh ahhhhhh
We can. We won’t.
We did!
But only once it went thru the entire country 🙄
Or stopping an incoming meteor.
The US is world embarrassment. 🌎
Our military seems to have contracted with the Acme Corporation of Wile E Coyote which would explain why it cannot spot down the balloon!
To the point, that's one reason I subscribe.
Where was this blimp launched from? I am seeing information it originated from mainland China. That's a long way from Montana. If so 'we' should have been tracking this thing for days, and had a plan to deal with it. Again, if it was launched from mainline china, the route taken would have been over the Aleutian Islands. I was stationed at the end of the Aleutians (don't ask) in the mid 70's. I believe that was the United States then, and still is. The international date line went around that island to keep it on the same day as the continental US. We had two of the most expensive aircraft in the USAF inventory based there, along with super powerful stationary surveillance installations. This was all to keep an eye on Russia. To think the US didn't know of this slow moving non motorized aircraft is absurd. And if we didn't know, we are in much deeper trouble than I realized.
Yeah, I was stationed on Adak at the same time. It’s always cloudy there though (real low clouds) so they would have to detect the balloon by radar. I think it was sunny about four days the whole time I was there.
Thanks for your service Billy Bob, Adak was a 'big' island compared to Shemiya, the 2X4. That was the last stop for the bush pilots before my island. I remember just a handful of sunny days, and I will always remember the constant wind. Nothing taller than tundra grass could grow there for that reason. Every building had hand rails or ropes at the entrances/exits, with the slick surfaces and high winds you were lucky to keep your footing. But still, God Bless America!
Yes, but when the sun did shine, it was very beautiful. Many different shades of green on all the small islands out in the ocean.
Our Air Force spotted it over the Aleutian Islands days ago. We shot it down several hours ago.
Someone (Fox analyst on the radio) claimed they had been tracking it since it left China. He said they could have/should have shot it down over the water before it passed over Alaska.
They are perverted in more ways than one in their “leadership”
The foolish ones are shamelessly trampling on the blood of those who came before. I used to be very supportive of our military and so very thankful for their sacrifice. My now 24yo son wanted to join the Air Force, but as time went on, we saw the destruction of the military, as well as of our country in general, and he went a different direction. My dad served in WWII, and I have multiple other family members who have served, but it is a different world now for sure. I don't know if you saw this some months ago when I shared it on here, so I'm sorry if it's a repeat. But it is the prayer of my heart!
Look Upon the Flag
When I look upon the flag
I think of liberty
Of lives lain down in sacrifice
To make a nation free.
Then I look upon the flag
And think how can it be
That I could be so blessed
That someone died for me.
Again I look upon the flag
And tears come to my eyes
As I think of all the freedoms lost
And hear our soldiers’ cries.
For what, they ask, do we risk it all
So a nation can trample our blood?
No! We serve, we die, to stem the tide
Of oppression roaring as a flood.
Look upon the flag, my people,
And see the freedom there
Remember what our nation was
And fall to your knees in prayer.
May God Most High restore this land
And bring us back to Him
And may our flag humbly wave
As a banner of freedom again.
—Janice Powell ©️2014
Beautiful poem Janice, thank you for sending. Occasionally I am asked by a young parent my opinion on encouraging or not their child for military service. Every case is different of course, but generally my recommendation is no. If a young person is destined to be a NCO, as I was, I suggest a trade school. Skilled electricians, heavy equipment operators, welders etc. make a good wage and be rewarded by their accomplishments at the end of the work day. I love my country and would fight again if asked, to defend our home land, though at my age I would be a limited asset. I no longer trust our military leaders and Commander in Chief. If we are to engage in a battle on foreign soil I demand we follow the Constitution and have the action debated in Congress.
Remember Smedley Butler's story. All Wars are Banker wars. Wars are essentially contrived in the basement of the Federal Reserve.
Thanks for posting. And yes, times have so changed. So much so, that the only flag we put out on July 4th is the Appeal to Heaven flag, also known as the Pine Tree Flag.
The first link comes with some history. And by the way, the Appeal to Heaven flag was the first flag flown over the American fleet of six cruisers during the War of Independence. It is testament to faith in God alone.
http://laurensisland.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Appeal-to-Heaven-expanation-11x17.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Tree_Flag
China continues to buy almost all of our fiscal debt. We owe them more than a few balloons.
The significant thing is that the balloon IS in the news cycle. Oddly enough, even a mention of it in my trading platform propaganda news. And again, it's the old trick done over, and over, and over. LOOK! Balloon! Nothing Else To Be Seen! Not the DoD Ramstein AFB remark, 'limited window of opportunity. Not the Bakhmut impending disaster. Not impending collapse of the Ukrainian Army. Not the possible peace offer, reportedly refused by the Russians, and then reportedly totally denied by the US (and who knows). Maybe Distractions are the new wave in the New News Cycle.
And the minute is saw this Balloon Thing I thought ... maybe the New Normal is going to be, it's the Chinese, it's the Chinese, it's the Chinese. Maybe, just maybe, the Russians are in for a breather down the road? (Who know with this cast of crazy characters?) But the Ukraine Proxy War is not going so well. And from the get-go of the Sanctions, maybe the biggest miscalculation in the history of the United States.
The gov finally shot down the balloon. I hope we are not headed for war. That would kick start our economy and maybe our rulers have decided that would give them power for a long time:(
Great response...may I quote you?
Sure!