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Polybius

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14. I don't wanna get attacked for asking this, but I'm not understanding something

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:12 AM

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So Obama authorized this plan in 2016. Obviously, this takes time, and it wasn't gonna happen in Trump's first term. So why didn't it happen during Biden's? Did Republicans block it, or something else?

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