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quakerboy

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40. I mean, who is really doing anything but that?

Reply to onetexan (Reply #37)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 09:53 PM

Mar 2022

Everyone is pretty much watching their own backs and acting self servingly.

The difference being who is willing to commit war crimes and invade other countries, and who has other tools in their toolbox to get what they want. Oh.. and who is basically at the whims of the more powerful.

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China drops 500 million dollar bomb on puttie... [View all] pbmus Mar 2022 OP

well that's dweller Mar 2022 #1

I see. 🙈 dchill Mar 2022 #14

Good. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #2

Yes! Enter stage left Mar 2022 #3

YEAH BABY Leghorn21 Mar 2022 #4

That is VERY good news. Seems like China has chosen what square to stand on. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #5

I trust china quakerboy Mar 2022 #6

Indeed! nt Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #9

China plays the long game in politics keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #10

Exactly Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #11

i trust china like i trust a fox watching a henhouse. They're self-serving & are only watching their onetexan Mar 2022 #37

I mean, who is really doing anything but that? quakerboy Mar 2022 #40

Never as it seems. James48 Mar 2022 #8

I'm not surprised. Authoritarians like Trump, Putin, and Xi have loyalty only to themselves. Martin68 Mar 2022 #7

Looks like Putie is turning into putty. calimary Mar 2022 #12

To Keep That $500 Million In Perspective DallasNE Mar 2022 #13

China cancelling the multi million dollar investment is not the big hurt agingdem Mar 2022 #18

Xi doesn't care about Biden gaskinite Mar 2022 #23

Good. 👍 ShazzieB Mar 2022 #15

The Chinese are forced to import oil and ng FakeNoose Mar 2022 #16

They have coal mines though, so seems like there'd be other fossil fuel in the ground Hekate Mar 2022 #24

Bloomberg has reported that Russian tankers have been running without tracking systems.... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #28

Is it China's plan to drive Russia into the ditch EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #17

Yes. They want Siberia without a fight. roamer65 Mar 2022 #25

it's a symbolic gesture on China's part. The 500 million is nothing on their scale. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2022 #26

My take as well. KentuckyWoman Mar 2022 #32

Exactly. This is more about Putin's image and ability to inspire confidence whopis01 Mar 2022 #35

Ok!ok!ok! Never would have bet on that happening. lindysalsagal Mar 2022 #19

its always a good idea to copy/paste text from tweet also as tweets can take some time to load nt yaesu Mar 2022 #20

Help me out Roy Rolling Mar 2022 #21

$500 million is nothing for China whopis01 Mar 2022 #36

K & R L. Coyote Mar 2022 #22

For real.. the world runs on money. We are all hoping Putin is just like that. BradBo Mar 2022 #27

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #29

I liked that same tweet.. Before Cha Mar 2022 #31

This is a Switch! Wasn't China just helping Vlad in some way? Cha Mar 2022 #30

Good news. Maybe that's why Pootie is withdrawing his troops to eastern Vinca Mar 2022 #33

China stands for itself and any other positions are just temporary. n/t lark Mar 2022 #34

Like trump, China is all about the money & power. oldsoftie Mar 2022 #38

Oh. That's in there pretty deep. The Unmitigated Gall Mar 2022 #39