Will USA win the battle against balloons? Hardly, they shoot down one over Carolina, two appear over Alaska, clean up those two, five glide over Eastern Europe.
But who talks about victory at all? In 2001 Americans at start of Great War on terror invaded Afghanistan, defeated Taliban in 14 days who disappeared into Hindu Kush, then did social engineering for 20 years, because it's generally known that generals are most qualified to drill democracy into Afghans' heads, even more so of course for leading anti-corona commissions - who survives, survives. But military matters go worse for them and after twenty years Taliban kick occupiers out of country. They look like balloons, shoot one, two appear. And a bit more unpleasant because they shoot back.
When president Biden saw they achieved goal, ordered withdrawal which went in tempo hurry, hurry, super scurry, yet successful. Triumphal return home but again spoiled by Julian Assange with remark that goal of Afghan expedition wasn't democracy, human rights and women's equality, but to funnel 2300 billion dollars of state money into pockets of private military corporations.
That world laughs at them doesn't hurt Americans as long as world pays for their rockets. Balloonade was riddle until solved in Jimmy Dore Show. In congress approving budget and congressmen lean on balloons to inflate budget. Senator James Risch from Idaho says: This is invasion of USA with balloons. We really must protect our airspace, must have integrated radar system and missile shield. Balloons show cracks in our defense and we must fill them. Senator Dan Sullivan from Alaska where balloon especially scared them, there in wilderness where they live harmoniously with grizzlies: I think no senator at this moment will support reduction of defense budget.
Balloon for 12 dollars is main argument for hundreds, maybe billion investment. Who knows, knows.