{"id":1839917,"date":"2023-02-08T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1839917"},"modified":"2023-02-08T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:10:37","slug":"chinese-spy-balloon-revelations-leave-us-with-two-scary-scenarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-spy-balloon-revelations-leave-us-with-two-scary-scenarios\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Spy Balloon Revelations Leave us With Two Scary Scenarios"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-spy-balloon-revelations-leave-us-with-two-scary-scenarios%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1839917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-05.10-thepoliticalinsider-63e2861e954fe.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We are left with another news cycle, which provides only a small amount of information similar to past and current administrations&#8217; docudramas. Our Department of Defense is providing valuable information about alleged Chinese spy balloon incursions in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The information we are receiving raises more questions than it answers. It seems that delaying the capture of the spy balloon was a wise decision. This allowed our government to gain valuable intelligence about our nearest-peer enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But, can we really believe the DOD? Can we really trust the DOD to provide all the intelligence and produce any value?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember how the Biden regime, and their media propagandists, lied about the 3 Chinese spy ballons that were placed over the USA during Trump&#8217;s presidency? <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 that&#8217;s why when these traitors talk about Russia and China propaganda, I can&#8217; t stop laughing.<\/p>\n<p>They are just as awful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catturd \u2122 (@catturd2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1622921799280345089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/who-is-actually-in-charge-trump-was-reportedly-unaware-of-previous-chinese-balloon-incidents-under-his-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who is actually in charge? Trump was reportedly unaware of previous incidents involving Chinese balloons under his administration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Talk about Biffing it<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is not the first time that a floating Chinese eye has invaded our airspace. We just found out that this happened three more times under the Trump administration. General Glen VanHerck (Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD) admitted to his mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Get the most recent news by signing up<\/strong> Get political news, insights, and commentary directly to your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI will tell you that we did not detect those threats, and that\u2019s a domain awareness gap that we have to figure out,\u201d Gen. VanHerck admitted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That\u2019s an understatement; what is Gen. VanHerck\u2019s job?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/02\/06\/1154767882\/this-wasnt-the-first-chinese-balloon-over-the-u-s-why-were-the-others-ignored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> To the General\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAs the NORAD commander, it\u2019s my responsibility to detect threats to North America.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What a bang-up job you\u2019re doing! There isn&#8217;t much accountability at NORAD. They might be too busy tracking Santa Claus as he delivers gifts for all the children.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How did the balloons get there? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe intel community, after the fact, made us aware of those balloons that were previously approaching North America or transited North America,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/3846363-pentagon-did-not-detect-previous-chinese-spy-balloons-us-general\/\"><\/a>\u00a0Gen. VanHerck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ah yes, that intelligence community is transparent and honest.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just recently, the US commander for the North American Region admitted that even though we have spent $13.34 trillion in military spending from 2000 to 2019, it is difficult to detect when giant balloons enter US Airspace.https:\/\/t.co\/FrW9qZYjx6&#8243;>pic.twitter.com\/FrW9qZYjx6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emeriticus\/status\/1622671240170283047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/circle-back-whatever-happened-to-the-dod-diversity-chief-and-updates-on-other-tales-of-military-wokeness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Ever Happened To the DOD Diversity Chief and Other Updates on Military Wokeness<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fake News<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One day, I would like to be an \u2018unnamed\u2019 source because I feel a bit out of place given the number of people who are running around the beltway. A U.S. official said that when we realized the spy balloons in question were Chinese spy planes, we decided to keep it secret so China wouldn&#8217;t know how we did it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s amazing! How does that work for us? We look incredibly unprepared and absurd, I would argue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/us-military-failed-detect-prior-balloon-threats-top-defense-official-s-rcna69412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said, <\/a><\/span>\u201cI can\u2019t speak to the information flow in the previous administration. I can tell you that we have reached out to key officials from the previous administration and offered them briefings on the forensics that we did. And we expressed our willingness to walk them through what we learned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s so generous of you to offer this assistance. The former President isn\u2019t buying this narrative, and I don\u2019t think we should be either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Topping onto Truth Social, former President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/06\/us-military-failed-to-detect-previous-spy-balloons-from-china\/\">Post<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cNow they are putting out that a balloon was put up by China during the Trump Administration, in order to take the \u2018heat\u2019 off the slow moving Biden fools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He also claimed that the rumors about three additional balloons were true. \u2018disinformation.\u2019 This is how the Biden administration created this whole bogus balloon brouhaha.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They deceivedly leaked classified information on background to justify their failures. Caught, they now \u2018fess up and plead honest mistake. Take a deep breath. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0JZ5hLcxSD\">pic.twitter.com\/0JZ5hLcxSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/1622753365737324544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/taiwan-invasion-war-game-shows-devastating-potential-results-for-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Invasion War Game Has Devastating Potential Results in Taiwan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drama with Five Sides<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yesterday, Newt Gingrich (ex-Speaker of the House) appeared on Fox News to drop some serious truth bombs. First, Mr. Gingrich <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/gingrich-argues-biden-is-only-suggester-in-chief-the-american-military-just-ignored-him-regarding-the-balloon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighted<\/a> The timeline for this latest balloon gaffe seems a little off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the military learned about it, apparently there\u2019s a three or four-day period where they don\u2019t tell the president,\u201d Gingrich.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That seems odd; you\u2019d think that would be something you\u2019d tell the president unless the president has the mental acuity of a five-year-old. If he doesn&#8217;t have the mental ability to handle a balloon, then you may not want to upset him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some whispers have suggested that Uncle Joe had instructed the military to shoot down the spy balloon when he was finally informed. However, this was not done and Mr. Gingrich gave him the nickname of \u2018Suggester in Chief\u2019 versus Commander In Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just one more example of a bloated Pentagon bureaucracy that\u2019s more worried about being dealing with social issues than it is about defending the United States,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now he\u2019s speaking my language. Gingrich goes on to go through the Pentagon\u2019s recent highlight reel, stating\u00a0<\/span>\u201cFrom Afghanistan on, we have seen failure after failure, and the Pentagon needs a deep, thorough shake up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dare I say Newt suggests that the Department of Defense may be suffering from deep rot?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If it\u2019s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese Spy Balloons during his administration then we had a serious breach in command during the Trump admin.<\/p>\n<p>The Commander in Chief is the President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>We must investigate and hold those responsible for breaking rank accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1622639173894012937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/china-balloon-a-layered-scandal\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\">China Balloon \u2013 A Layered Scandal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unanswered Questions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s take a spell to lay out some of these paradoxes with this balloon buffoonery:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">President Biden wasn\u2019t notified right away<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the DOD, they \u2018missed\u2019 3 balloons before this one<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Trump&#8217;s administration was not informed about any previously missed balloons<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">China launched this huge balloon, which could be clearly seen by the naked eye.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">China can spy more on us than the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So let\u2019s dissect this idea that, as Mr. Trump alleges and some of his former appointees, the previous three balloons narrative is disinformation or, simply, a lie. This would mean that not only the Biden government is in on the alleged lie, but also the military intelligence community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now if that\u2019s not enough to make you feel like you live in a simulated democracy, let\u2019s dissect the idea that the three balloons did happen. The following questions are important, but not exhaustive:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We are just now learning about this failing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why didn\u2019t the Trump administration know of the failure?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why didn&#8217;t we detect the spy balloons before?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What have you done to stop this massive failure?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These answers will never come. Doubtful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My final thought for you \u2013 at best, our government is lying about a near peer\u2019s espionage efforts. At its worst, our government is incompetent. They are hiding it from both the American people (and the people we elected to office). Take a moment to think about it and then try to get some sleep tonight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who is in control? I can tell you it\u2019s pretty clear it\u2019s not the President, either past or present, but those military and defense bureaucrats who think they know better and prefer to advance their own agendas than serving and protecting.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>This is the right time to support and share those sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are left with another news cycle, which provides only a small amount of information similar to past and current administrations&#8217; docudramas. Our Department of Defense is providing valuable information about alleged Chinese spy balloon incursions in the past. The information we are receiving raises more questions than it answers. 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