All the hubbub surrounding the China balloon is almost comical. Was it an intelligence gathering device? If so and we knew that while it was crossing the country why didn’t we shoot it down on the plains of Nebraska, Kansas or some other sparsely populated area? Why did we wait until it completely mapped out and transmitted sensitive defense information back to China? What if the balloon had contained some virus or even a nuclear device? How are we going to respond the next time? Will the US government release details of what they find when they examine the debris? Does this balloon have any connection to the other two objects that were shot down more recently? Was this just a test by the Chinese to find out how we would react? Do we have conversations with Canada to establish a policy/procedure for future incursions? Do we routinely overfly other countries with balloons/satellites? If we continue to experience balloon invasions will Biden appoint a Secretary of Balloon surveillance? Or is the whole episode just another Republican ploy to embarrass Biden? (Just kidding)
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