I don’t doubt it at all. I never implied otherwise. If you think so, show me where.
What I am suggesting is that while one portion of our military or most of our military might be completely on the ball, there might be other areas where we are stepping on our own dicks. I missed most of the discussion about the balloon. I’ve heard it suggested that we’re completely on top of the situation the whole time. Knew exactly what the balloon’s capabilities were and knew exactly what information they acquired with the balloon- in real time. The latest reports are “we don’t think they learned a whole lot” and that determination was made after the fact, not in real time.
if we are incapable of tremendous lapses in our national security then how did the balloon, multiple balloons get to our airspace? Could we pull that off with China or Russia? I’m asking because I don’t know the answer but would guess that radar would pick it up. If one were to say that ballon’s fly too high for radar to detect, then why are we surprised by this. There are likely hundreds up there now.
I’m certainly not saying they acquired vital information but I don’t think we need to make it easy for them by letting surveillance balloons traverse the entire country unimpeded.
By the way, I hope and pray that whatever surveillance they are doing, we are doing 10 fold.