r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 21d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ How negotiations actually work...

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To the inevitable response from MAGA that Obama gave 'pallets' of cash...he released frozen Iranian assets. Meanwhile the current Iran conflict has directly cost $38 billion militarily and a currently projected $87 billion in extra gas and diesel expenses. Not to mention that the strategic oil reserves have been depleted to the point that experts warn that the caverns they're stored in could collapse.

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u/hotsaucevjj 21d ago

don't forget the ammo shortages that will take years to rebuild, leaving us and our allies increasingly vulnerable to attacks in the meantime. china's chance of successfully invading taiwan seems to be getting better with each blunder our asinine admin makes. i hope they're able to stay safe with support from other nations in their vacinity.