Manu Raju

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Manu Raju @mkraju

The US argues that they didn’t move earlier to shoot down the balloon in part over fears it could provoke an escalation of military tensions with China or even a military conflict. Plus they say there were limited on what actions they could take given protocols — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2023

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The US believes that the order to send the balloon was dispatched by a part of the Chinese government without Xi Jinping’s knowledge, per sources — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2023

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President Biden gave the order to shoot down the balloon whenever the Pentagon felt it was safe to do so. So the Pentagon ultimately made the call on when to shoot it down — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2023