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Fiendish Thingy

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4. I don't think he's stupid enough to put boots on the ground in an election year

Reply to Aviation Pro (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 03:20 PM

Oct 2025

Not sure that’s even his goal.

Disrupting the Venezuelan oil industry and jacking the price up will benefit Russia and the Saudis, and that may be enough.

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