Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by s3p on Saturday February 11, 2023 @06:13PM
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I don't fully agree with the political assessment because the WH gave the Pentagon permission to shoot it down when they deemed appropriate. They didn't order the pentagon to do it immediately. I'm not sure (someone please chime in if you know) if the WH 'ordered' the Pentagon to shoot it down in the sense that it HAD to come out of the air at some point, or if the message was just "shoot it down if you think that's the best thing to do".
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Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by colanderman on Saturday February 11, 2023 @06:59PM
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With respect to judging nuance, I think you're giving the American public too much credit.
Re:US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over Canada
by Consultant32452 on Sunday February 12, 2023 @02:13AM
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US officials explicitly said recovering the payload was a high priority. In part, that is why they chose that particular location to shoot it down. https://www.businessinsider.com/us-officials-recovering-chin...