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jamese777

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17. No China & Saudi Don't Own Us

Reply to avaistheone1 (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 03:00 AM

Jun 2016

China is the number one foreign holder of U.S. debt but China only holds 8% of U.S. debt. Japan is number 2 at 6%. Saudi Arabia is not in the top 3 nations that hold U.S. debt. All foreign holdings in U.S debt account for 34%. The largest holder of debt is the U.S. government's own accounts like the Social Security Trust Fund and the Federal Reserve (40%).

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Why were references to ISIS & Islam deleted from 9/11 recordings? [View all] OKDem08 Jun 2016 OP

I don't think ISIS was around in 2001. I don't understand. uppityperson Jun 2016 #1

Regarding Orlando 9/11 recordings OKDem08 Jun 2016 #2

It's just 911, no backslash. Scootaloo Jun 2016 #4

It's officially written as 9-1-1, because tests found some people look for the "11" button. . . Journeyman Jun 2016 #11

*Long, drawn-out sigh* Scootaloo Jun 2016 #13

Also no forward slash, which is what the OP typed Recursion Jun 2016 #14

I always wanted a pet peeve Scootaloo Jun 2016 #15

fowardslash... Alex4Martinez Jun 2016 #16

Ah, sorry. Thanks for clarifying uppityperson Jun 2016 #9

911 Person 2713 Jun 2016 #3

For one the Saudis own alot of the US debt. avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #5

No China & Saudi Don't Own Us jamese777 Jun 2016 #17

The Saudis are the Number 1 purchaser of US weapons avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #18

I don't understand your OP. How about some context? merrily Jun 2016 #6

To keep rethugs from using it for Islamophobic demagoguery mwrguy Jun 2016 #7

it's not really clear... bonemachine Jun 2016 #8

To make Islamophobes heads explode. n/t Scurrilous Jun 2016 #10

People around the world were not on social media back then. There applegrove Jun 2016 #12