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keithbvadu2

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5. Are they taking it to use it or to protect it?

Reply to PunkinPi (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:02 PM

Feb 2022

Are they taking it to use it or to protect it?

It would be a tempting target for extremists of both sides.

Extremists would not be worried about long term effects.

No! I am not trying to favor Trump's pal Vlad.

It could be a practical matter.

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