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Adam Kinzinger

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1915 total appearances

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The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

Like a drone is $300.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

The weapons we're using are $50,000.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

So this is a good thing.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

But this is comedic in that โ€“

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

I'm not sure the Border Patrol should be the first using this.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

I actually think the best use of a weapon like this is to send it to units in Ukraine who are actually defending against a real drone war right now and see what happens there.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

Similar to what the Brits are doing.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

They're creating an anti-drone weapon that's a laser, maybe further along than we know.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

And they're deploying that in Ukraine before their own side because there's a real life-saving benefit to it.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

Everybody is scared to underreact.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

And so they're overreacting.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

Everyone's worked at an organization like this, right?

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

If you've been in the military, it's like, hey, the boss says we have to line up for formation at seven.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

So your squadron commander says, let's all get here at 630.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

The flight commander says, let's all get here at 615 because the commander wants us at 630.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

And you end up with that way front loading thing.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

And that's, I think, what you see here.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

Like, hey, we need to shut down the airspace temporarily.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

It's like, okay, 10 days.

The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Kinzinger: The People of Minneapolis Won

It is perfect, though, that it was a balloon.