Friday, February 03, 2023

With What? ☠️

Yeah, maybe not:
The leaders reviewed the threat profile of the Chinese stratospheric balloon and possible response options, and ultimately decided not to recommend taking it out kinetically, because of the risk to safety and security of people on the ground from the possible debris field. Pentagon leaders presented the options to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. 
A senior administration official confirmed that Biden had been briefed and received a “strong recommendation” that the balloon not be shot down. 
“Instances of this activity have been observed over the past several years, including prior to this administration,” said the senior administration official. “We acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information.” 
Biden did not respond to a question from reporters about the balloon on Thursday afternoon at the White House. 
“Currently we assess that this balloon has limited additive value from an intelligence collection perspective over and above what the PRC can do through other means,” the senior defense official said. “Nevertheless we are taking all necessary steps to protect against foreign intelligence collection of sensitive information.” 
The official said the balloon does not pose a threat to civil aviation because of its altitude.
It helps to have a President with access to good information, and the good sense to listen to that information.

Adding: some dick Democrat (name already forgotten) on MSNBC saying we should have shot it down over Canada (O, Canada!) or “not densely populated” Montana (if debris hit a few people, we’ll! Gotta break a few eggs for national security, right?). Other people expressed much the same sentiments.

Trump, IOW, is not the only dumbass on the block. It’s surprising (why am I not accustomed to this by now?) how much “national sovereignty” brings out chest-thumping and dick swinging. The DOD insists it’s more trouble than it’s worth to shoot down, but what do they know? Dick swingers and chest-thumpers are obviously smarter!
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