We know that the Biden administration intended to keep the latest Chinese spy balloon incursion secret from the public. But it appears that the culture of secrecy involving China’s espionage dates back further.
In today’s article, I discussed some of the previous incidents.
Last month, the Director of National Intelligence released a report on “unidentified aerial phenomena”, especially those in “restricted or sensitive airspace”. The report characterized 26 reports as “Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)” and 163 as “balloon or balloon-like entities.”
And yet not only the general public, but even Trump administration officials, weren’t told about this.
The Defense Department has notified Congress of several previous incursions of U.S. airspace by Chinese surveillance balloons, with earlier sightings near Texas, Florida, Hawaii and Guam, U.S. officials said Sunday, as Republicans criticized the Biden administration for allowing a suspected surveillance balloon to track across much of the United States over the last week…
Two such incidents were reported near Florida, while there was at least one each in the other three locations, Waltz said.
The defense officials said that several of those events occurred during the Trump administration, Waltz said. Officials had also said that during a news briefing with reporters on Saturday…
Several former Trump administration officials, including former defense secretary Mark T. Esper, said they do not recall reports of such balloons reaching their level, raising questions about how they were handled at the time.
A senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said Sunday that the previous occurrences were discovered after the Trump administration left office.
They were apparently kept under wraps. Why? That’s something I also discuss.
Contrary to the liberal stereotype of top defense officials as gung-ho warmongers in movies like Dr. Strangelove, top generals are much more likely to dissuade presidents from military action. Gen. Milley’s phone calls with China, which shocked many conservatives, were not an aberration. Top defense officials have taken on diplomatic roles, reaching out to foreign enemies to provide personal assurances and “defuse” tensions in ways far outside their mission.
It is in this spirit that not only the White House and top Democrats, but military brass were willing to put up with close Chinese surveillance, even when it risks costing thousands of lives and losing a war, to avoid escalating tensions with Communist China. The appeasement is coming out of the Pentagon. And it amounts to a national security crisis and a preemptive surrender.
ron says
Treasonous military leaders should be tried and shot.
Jeff Bargholz says
Summarily………….
Steven Kardas says
Sorry, I’m not buying it.
“The unnamed (how convenient) Biden official noted that the balloons remained undetected until after Trump had left office.”
Translation: “But …but Trump did it too !!!” It’s lie and a typical ploy to soften the embarrassment of the incompetent’s in the current government and military..
Jeff Bargholz says
It is hard to believe, isn’t it?
Chief Mac says
These are LeftTwats that Odumba put in place. Do not believe a word they say without real proof. They will say or do anything they can to harm anything that is out of line with their LeftTwat views
Jeff Bargholz says
Yeah………………
Spurwing Plover says
So just how long have they been spying on us with those Balloons ?
Kasandra says
So the military doesn’t report serious intrusions into our air space to the President? Sounds like a derelection of duty to me. It is up to the mitary to report this to the President and give him its advice, to the President to decide what to do about it, and to the military to carry out the order. Seems obvious but what to I know?
Daniel Greenfield says
The administrative state does this all the time. How much do you think POTUS or top Senate members know about what’s really going on?
If you want to hide it, just keep it below the pay grade of the White House.
Jeff Bargholz says
who knows, man? Now you’ve got me guessing. Shit.
Steven Brizel says
The cuirrent all too woke JCS as card carrying members of the Deep State clearly withheld much information from Trump on far too many issues
Jeff Bargholz says
I can’t upvote anybody? WTF? this is annoying. I like affirming people.
Thomas R Bowes says
Nope
This never happened when Trump was in office.
This is pure bul*sh*t
lets see proof.
Which we wont because there isnt any
Jeff Bargholz says
Yeah, it’s a lie.
CowboyUp says
I don’t buy it. This is coming from a DoD run by austin and milley. They’re lying. And their claim Mattis knew and hid it From Trump was denied by Mattis.
Jeff Bargholz says
Yeah, it’s a lie.Yeah, they’re lying cunts. Milley is a bitch.