A whole new syndrome erupting ~> balloon envy

The White House “claimed” the Pentagon downed an unknown object off the coast of Alaska. The Joe Biden administration downplayed the incident claiming the craft was only shot down as a precaution.
Related:
Washington Is Upset Beijing Did Not Take Hotline Call After Balloon Shootdown
Washington being upset with Beijing for being unavailable for talks is ironic as last week, America’s top diplomat scrapped high-level meetings in China. The State Department claimed it did not want Blinken’s meeting with China’s foreign minister, and potential Chinese President Xi Jinping, to be dominated by conversations about the balloon.
I was hoping that they were done with the balloons! At least, I get to use some more balloon memes! 😉