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cstanleytech

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15. We dont even need to divert any going overseas we could divert some of the hundreds of billions

Reply to yaesu (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 11:02 PM

Mar 2020

we are overspending on our military alone to both deal with this virus and rebuild our infrastructure if we cut off the money going to the corporations relying on the military gravy train.

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Iran asks IMF for $5bn to fight coronavirus as cases reach 10,000 [View all] yaesu Mar 2020 OP

Holy cow, we knew it was going to be bad there, but to see "10,000" in writing is Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #1

earlier was news of mass graves being dug spotted with satellites, and they have never asked yaesu Mar 2020 #2

Image from space: tblue37 Mar 2020 #3

I hold dump partially responsible for sanctions. rickyhall Mar 2020 #4

I do too and his tricky dick republicans. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #6

Trump is responsible for alot of things but I don't find him at fault for this. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #8

Iran hasn't the money to fight the emergency because the sanctions deprive them of it. rickyhall Mar 2020 #11

What got the ball rolling and led to sanctions though was Iran trying to develop a nuke. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #12

That's the story all right. rickyhall Mar 2020 #13

Its the truth not the story. Now were they really trying when Trump came into office? I doubt it. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #14

Weapons of Mass Destruction. rickyhall Mar 2020 #16

We are now where they were 4 weeks ago bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #5

and on another front, Italy, which has seen a thousand deaths so far, has more doctors and yaesu Mar 2020 #7

Perhaps Iran could divert money going to foreign adventures. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #9

We may need to do the same. nt yaesu Mar 2020 #10

We dont even need to divert any going overseas we could divert some of the hundreds of billions cstanleytech Mar 2020 #15