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		pc86 on Dec 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mysterious New Jersey drone sightings prompt call ... Did the WH say "these are not foreign adversaries' drones" or did they give some mealy-mouthed nonsense like "there is no evidence that ..." or "we have no reason to believe that ..."? Because those are two very different things.

j_timberlake on Dec 12, 2024 [–]

Pentagon: "Our initial assessment here is that these are not drones or activities coming from a foreign entity or adversary."

They can potentially claim "our initial assessment was wrong" later, but IMO they could have done that anyway regardless of their word choice here.

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