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mitch96

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2. I don't know if it was FDR or Truman

Reply to Progressive Jones (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 02:43 PM

Oct 2018

They made a deal with Saudi Arabia to sell oil to us during and after WW2. For most of the war the US was the defacto gas station for the Allies.. We depleted our reserves and made the "We will protect you if you give us oil" deal. It was a great windfall for the Saudi's and the US oil companys...... Old habits die hard...
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Trump doubles down on the disgusting American tradition of kissing Saudi Arabia's ass. [View all] Progressive Jones Oct 2018 OP

He threatens them but nothing will happen. louis-t Oct 2018 #1

I don't know if it was FDR or Truman mitch96 Oct 2018 #2

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