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GiqueCee

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50. Keep in mind...

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 10:31 AM

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... the irrefutable fact that Trump's primary motivation is greed. A close second is his insatiable craving for total control over the lives of others, more commonly referred to as "POWER".
Now add oil. Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere, possibly the world. THAT'S why the Orange Hellbeast wants to invade Venezuela, and oil company executives grow faint at the delicious prospect of profits beyond imagining.

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