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US shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska, White House says

So odds are we just shot down some billionaire from another galaxy who needed a hobby to feel important.
 
dcsports said:
I'm curious as to why shooting baloons not only requires a presidential order, but that government officials, and reporting, have to keep telling us that. Thress times in this story. Is he trying to appear decisive? It seems like there should be some lower point in the chain of command they could handle these issues.
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I am pretty sure it's because the president is commander in chief of the armed forces.

If high school civics serves...
 
Galactic Spin said:
I am pretty sure it's because the president is commander in chief of the armed forces.

If high school civics serves...
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In your zeal to throw poo, you completely missed the point, and made a very foolish statement.

Yes, he is the commander in chief of the armed forces. He also has many layers of staff below him. Why should it require an order from the commander in chief to handle an unmanned, non-responsive, hazard to aircraft? Isn't there an air-force colonel or general that can handle that?
 
dcsports said:
Why should it require an order from the commander in chief to handle an unmanned, non-responsive, hazard to aircraft?
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Probably because it doesn't happen every day, but it did happen just the other day. Remember, it is they who asked him. They turned to the President and asked what to do. You seem to have that timeline and causality a bit backwards.

As it turns out, he is in charge. I did not miss the point.
 
Galactic Spin said:
Probably because it doesn't happen every day, but it did happen just the other day. Remember, it is they who asked him. They turned to the President and asked what to do. You seem to have that timeline and causality a bit backwards.
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This whole statement doesn't make sense. Do you want to restate?


Galactic Spin said:
As it turns out, he is in charge. I did not miss the point.
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You absolutely did. This shouldn't require presidential level approval. It should be handled down the chain. Even if they are coming to him, the fact that he feels he has to give this order sounds like a failure on his part. Again, a colonel or general should be able to deal with hazards to aviation without going to the president. Does the navy come to him with requests on how to handle floating debris along the coast? Broken down cars on the freeway?
 
dcsports said:
This whole statement doesn't make sense.
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Maybe not to you.

They asked the president what to do. He did his job and decided. And no doubt the recent, rare events played a part.

That's the correct answer to your question.

Now, you get to answer your own question:

You tell us why the president had to decide.

And, go.
 
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Galactic Spin said:
Maybe not to you.
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It was barely coherent.

Galactic Spin said:
They asked the president what to do. He did his job and decided.

That's the correct answer to your question.

Now, you get to answer your own question:

You tell us why the president had to decide.
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My opinion? His supporters are working very hard to prop him up and appear decisive. After a number of dismal failures, they believe he can give a facade of leadership by waging war on Chinese Balloons.

I work with several youth groups. When they come to me with a problem that they should be able to handle, I ask them what they think they should do. And when a youth leader starts micro-managing the leaders under him, we talk about the importance of delegating and developing subordinates.
 
dcsports said:
His supporters are working very hard to prop him up and appear decisive.
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You think that sounds normal.

I think that sounds like something a child would make up who has nothing better to say. Vapid, baseless spiracy nonsense.
 
dcsports said:
This whole statement doesn't make sense. Do you want to restate?



You absolutely did. This shouldn't require presidential level approval. It should be handled down the chain. Even if they are coming to him, the fact that he feels he has to give this order sounds like a failure on his part. Again, a colonel or general should be able to deal with hazards to aviation without going to the president. Does the navy come to him with requests on how to handle floating debris along the coast? Broken down cars on the freeway?
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You made that up. Why do you do that?
 
dcsports said:
It was barely coherent.


My opinion? His supporters are working very hard to prop him up and appear decisive. After a number of dismal failures, they believe he can give a facade of leadership by waging war on Chinese Balloons.

I work with several youth groups. When they come to me with a problem that they should be able to handle, I ask them what they think they should do. And when a youth leader starts micro-managing the leaders under him, we talk about the importance of delegating and developing subordinates.
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Your world is so naive and simplistic.
 
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Presidents don't make decisions on shooting things out of the sky on whims.

Maybe the right call, maybe an over abundance of caution, but Biden's call to make as Commander-in-Chief.

I don't know enough to know if I support the call, but I support that it was Biden's call to make.
 
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