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Chinese spy balloon

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by OklahomaGator, Feb 2, 2023.

  1. homer

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    I thought @citygator was going to beat me to it, but thanks for popping the balloon, Biden!
     
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    Interesting perspective.
     
  4. citygator

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    I usually just call him dad since I’m really Hunter. Thanks Dad!
     
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    We should give them their balloon back, right after they pay for an inspection fee (for the flights to look at it, and the cost to monitor it on radar), a recovery fee (for the flight and missile to shoot it down, plus the boats and personnel to drag it out of the water), an analysis fee (to make sure it is safe to return and does not have any technology or features that would make it dangerous to transport), and a shipping fee (for the costs of cutting it into small pieces, putting it into small boxes, and sending it back to them). Finish the bill off with an overhead fee (for whatever the hourly rate is on a president and his minions). I would think that $2-3 billion should cover it.
     
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    Sounds like the govt is saying parts of the spy balloon were made in the U.S...that's quite the twist! :emoji_grinning:
     
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    I would genuinely be shocked if China were dumb enough to send another one so soon after the blowback last week.
    Will likely be something else.
     
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    Maybe North Korea this time ... that dude can't stand it when he's not the center of attention.
     
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    It'll be fake news. Biden asked Japan to fly one over so he could look good.

    Or something...
     
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    This is insane. We are going to shoot down an alien first contact thinking it’s a Chinese balloon and have to live with the consequences. Or die with them.

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    My brother was flying military operations in the area this happened today (not one of the fighters) and had a “front row seat”. Media reports and the difficulty seeing the craft attest to it being different and much smaller.
     
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