Chinese spy balloon

Now that Biden has sent battlefield weapons to Ukraine and shot down a balloon from China, most likely a weather balloon, he has made us a few inches away from war with both countries or either one. A lot the big military spender-inchief cares about the average American who struggles with prices inflated by the situation from his beach house retreat in Delaware.

A key debate question in 2016 was who we would trust more to handle a nuclear conflict, Trump or Clinton. If we asked the same about Biden, I'd say he'd be the last person I'd trust on earth. In fact, I wouldn't even trust Biden to keep my dog safe while I wasn't home.

If Congress doesn't take prompt action to impeach

Biden so that negotiators can attempt to halt these pointless hostilities, we may not have any country left here to vote against him in 2024.

— Bill Graham, Salinas

The now famous heavilyloaded Chinese spy balloon that was first spotted over unpopulated Alaskan islands on Jan. 28 has been shot down. Why did the President wait for over a week? Why did a “top” general wait three days to brief him? We know this spy balloon has accumulated massive intelligence on a number of our military installations, missile silos and crucial electrical infrastructure. We also know it was steerable and hoverable. The balloon should have been deflated so the massive spying hardware could be retrieved and analyzed. Most of us know that Joe owes a large debt to China for Hunter's payoffs; we just didn't know the debt was so large to allow China to complete its spy mission and compromise our national security.

— Sharon Field, Salinas