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Miles Archer

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5. Here's how I see it.

Reply to Justice matters. (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:19 AM

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1). He is WELL AWARE of the fact that he did an end run around Congress, and he's proud of it, and can't stop passively aggressively bragging about it

2). He does something that he does often...says "They tell me that if it's a war, I have to get approval, so I called it a military option"...which is his way of saying "I don't need anyone's approval for ANYTHING."

3). He only does the "we don't call it a war" thing when he's trolling, and since he trolls 7 days a week, that's why we got the back-and-forth.

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SO...If you ask Trump WHY he's taking the oil in Iran ("my favorite thing"), you're apparently "stupid people." [View all] Miles Archer Sunday OP

take the oil lapfog_1 Sunday #1

Dick Cheney is jealous. He had to look for all kinds of sneaky ways to steal the oil in the ME Marie Marie Sunday #2

So he called it a "war" again (or not?) Justice matters. Monday #3

Here's how I see it. Miles Archer Monday #5

He must be selling it on the global market because he's not doing much allegorical oracle Monday #4