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gab13by13

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7. As of February of this year

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:50 AM

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the value of the dollar was at a 4 year low. Only recently has it gained some value back.

Define winning the war.

Our military budget is higher than the interest on our debt and Krasnov wants supplemental money for the war because we are spending over a billion dollars a day on the war.

Our GDP doesn't cover the interest on our debt.

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