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Resistance1

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2. Nailed it!

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:58 AM

23 hrs ago

The dementia is kicking in and he speaks the truth. It was never about ridding the world of a bad guy. It was always about oil. Now he's painted himself in a corner and wants someone to bail him out. Wasn't this the same guy that said he knew more about war than the generals?

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So it is about stealing their resources. He did say it would be just like Venezuela. travelingthrulife 23 hrs ago #1

Nailed it! Resistance1 23 hrs ago #2

He knows more about anything than anyone. wnylib 21 hrs ago #16

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He means the Europeans need the resources from the region more than we do so they should clean up his mess to get them ChicagoTeamster 21 hrs ago #10

Substitute "interests" for "territory" and you'd have something coherent BeyondGeography 21 hrs ago #14

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How many thousands of innocent people will die? Mysterian 22 hrs ago #7

More? maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #12

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No shit, Sherlock! bif 21 hrs ago #11

"Maybe we shouldn't even be there at all." MLWR 21 hrs ago #13

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"...because it is their territory..." BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #20

He's playing/begging to the wrong crowd EX500rider 19 hrs ago #23

Great comfort for families of the dead service members Mysterian 19 hrs ago #24

again mahina 7 hrs ago #29

I've got to hand it to him: Ol Janx Spirit 18 hrs ago #25

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