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  How is this is a stunt? It's what the military is expected to do.
context: Awww. Winnie the Pooh lost his balloon. >
  
  Rover! >
  
  But when they shot it all the Communism Marxism Boleschivik-ism spilled out and now the GQP is gonna be mad as hell! >
  
  Congrats to Rep Santos for shooting it down. >
  
  He's a Top Gun! >
  
  “99 spy balloons, floating in the summer sky, panic bells, it’s red alert...” >
  
  I hear they wanted to shoot it down with the usual Jewish Space Laser, but being the Sabbath, the laser was unable to work. So they had to use the lesser-known Gentile Space Laser to bring it down today.
  /s Just in case that wasn't obvious. >
  
  Why is it that salacious but ultimately meaningless stunts are the news that attracts by far the most attention in the United States?