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Because they weren't "just" doing a brief drone response. These serve the purpose of testing and eroding the defenses of their enemy (the American people). They do things like this to measure how much backlash there is, like a doctor testing reflexes. Then they continue the tests on a regular basis until they become normalized and resistance fades. Eventually they will be able to issue a 10-day no fly order and nobody will bat an eye, because they do it all the time, and then they'll be able to use it freely for all the ideas discussed above.

The road to hell might be paved with good intentions, but the subgrade must first be prepared with a huge supply of false intentions and plausible deniability, among other things.