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7. Didn't XI ever play Risk? Or listen to Rizelli, "Never get involved in an Asian war?"

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:57 AM

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You forgot Epstein. The most important Epstein. ... marble falls Jan 2026 #5

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I can't wait to read Putin's memoirs! marble falls Jan 2026 #38

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Yes, Epstein WAS the distraction AZJonnie Jan 2026 #17

K&R UTUSN Jan 2026 #4

Putin gets Europe, Xi the Pacific, Trump North and South America. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #6

Didn't XI ever play Risk? Or listen to Rizelli, "Never get involved in an Asian war?" marble falls Jan 2026 #7

Xi now has the largest military force in the world. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #9

They had it also when Viet Nam kicked it's butt twice after the US (with it's "most powerful army in the world") ... marble falls Jan 2026 #10

We lost that war. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #13

That largest Navy in the world doesn't hold a sparkler to the most powerful Navy in the world. It's about tonnage. ... marble falls Jan 2026 #11

We underestimate China at our own peril. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #14

We over estimate it at our peril, causing us to throwing even more taxes down the rat hole of "National Defense" ... marble falls Jan 2026 #18

China and Russia have already made sure the US no longer funds healthcare, Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #23

I can document my thought. Can you document this one of yours? And so what? marble falls Jan 2026 #25

Just think where we'd be if we didn't commit the largest transfer of wealth in human history...... AZ8theist Jan 2026 #22

The Chinese until the last decade were the largest buyer of US Trasury notes. They financed our "national defense" ... marble falls Jan 2026 #27

I could give a fuck about how "powerful" our military is - we need to act like walkingman Jan 2026 #35

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Tail, thy name is Epstein. marble falls Jan 2026 #12

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This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Jan 2026 #16

Hey, nyt, you gutless cowards. YOU helped create this monster. YOU niyad Jan 2026 #19

They're trying to pull an MTG/Boebert! marble falls Jan 2026 #29

Some of us have loooooooong memories. .all the way back to 2000 niyad Jan 2026 #31

Illegal and unwise. When has that ever stopped him? aeromanKC Jan 2026 #20

How many were killed? Johnny2X2X Jan 2026 #21

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Over 40 killed Johnny2X2X Jan 2026 #41

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Certainly seems so on the face of it. marble falls Jan 2026 #30

Fox News runs the government now. Initech Jan 2026 #32

The Putin regime does a lot of the same criminal acts. GoodRaisin Jan 2026 #34

Whitehouse reply: La loi, c'est moi. GJGCA Jan 2026 #40