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A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by itopaloglu83 »

joe_mamba wrote: post #5
throwaway0q5347 wrote: post #2

> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.

Firstly, how is the world's most powerful military afraid of "cartel drones"? Don't they already have some sci-fi laser/EW gizmos to take care of those considering how much taxpayer dollars go to the defense sector? Secondly, contrary to popular belief, cartel leaders are smart enough to know not to directly mess with and attract the wrath of the US military when that's not good for their core business.

What can drones do to a civilian airport? A lot of damage and it’s not easy to stop at all. There are a lot of CombatFootage subreddit videos showing how bad it can go.

I don’t want to image how forcefully the US will respond if that type of terror attack were to happen.

Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by konart »

kelseyfrog wrote: post #87
bakies wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

wow maybe we should stop giving the law enforcement orgs weapons of war

All cops should have a nuke.

"We'll try to stay serene and calm, When Alabama gets the bomb!"

Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by quickthrowman »

jimbooonooo wrote: post #107
quickthrowman wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The former TV personality slash alcoholic slash sexual predator that is running the DoD probably gave it to DHS at the request of the cowboy hat wearing psychopathic domestic animal killer that runs that agency.

hey friend, this comment is better suited for Reddit than here, even though likely agree with you.

Using absurd language to describe absurd people is a rhetorical device that is suitable for HN.

If the administration hired serious people who don’t wear costumes and act ridiculous to get publicity, I wouldn’t have to write absurd descriptions about them.

Jim Mattis and John Kelly were serious people who did not wear costumes and treated their offices and the people below them with respect. They were Trump’s first SecDef and DHS Secretary, respectively.

Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by em-bee »

renato_shira wrote: post #105
kelseyfrog wrote: post #17

The rate of return on this is phenomenal. A 53" balloon costs $9.99. You could shut down all large and medium hubs in the US for $629.37/day. The asymmetry is astounding and I'm surprised we don't defend against this kind of attack more efficiently.

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Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by whattheheckheck »

sokka_h2otribe wrote: post #130
gmerc wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't expect Kegsbreath to actually tell the truth?

The problem with that attitude is it normalizes it, which is extra scary for military

Hegseths personal lawyers worked at a law firm that was founded by epsteins long time personal lawyer.

Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by temp8830 »

quickthrowman wrote: post #143
jimbooonooo wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

hey friend, this comment is better suited for Reddit than here, even though likely agree with you.

Using absurd language to describe absurd people is a rhetorical device that is suitable for HN. If the administration hired serious people who don’t wear costumes and act ridiculous to get publicity, I wouldn’t have to write absurd descriptions about them. Jim Mattis and John Kelly were serious people who did not wear costumes and treated their offices and the people below them with respect. They were Trump’s first S…

This absurd language idea is good. Let me have a try...

Clearly everyone except the nerdy web developers that populate HN is completely incompetent. The aforementioned web developers though - they know everything due to all the time they spend on Twitter. I wonder why they aren't in charge of the country, must be a great conspiracy.

Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k

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Post by krferriter »

joe_mamba wrote: post #5
throwaway0q5347 wrote: post #2

> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.

Firstly, how is the world's most powerful military afraid of "cartel drones"? Don't they already have some sci-fi laser/EW gizmos to take care of those considering how much taxpayer dollars go to the defense sector? Secondly, contrary to popular belief, cartel leaders are smart enough to know not to directly mess with and attract the wrath of the US military when that's not good for their core business.

The military isn't afraid of them. And they do have the capability to take them down and are always developing new methods, including lasers like this. The issue is that cases of mistaken identity of sensor glitches or ambiguity do happen, and if you have trigger-happy people at the wheel (like the DHS in this case, and the DOD who stepped in to help lie to cover it up) it can spiral out of control.
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