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JCMach1

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5. They have been just about 'gone nuclear'

Reply to Melon (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:33 PM

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Since 1989...

The real reasons here involve China, Venezuela, oil (of course) and a President who has taken multiple billions for him and his family from Gulf Arab states.

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I'm not buying it. Squaredeal Monday #4