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Fiendish Thingy

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3. Two important points of clarification:

Reply to Volaris (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:35 PM

Jun 19

1) No US taxpayer dollars will be spent without congress ratifying the agreement.

2) the MOU states the $400 billion reconstruction fund will be established “by the US and its partners in the region “, which implies that the Gulf states and Israel would also contribute.

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Lets say gas goes to 3 bucks a gallon. The cost of that price to the American People will be about half a trillion bucks [View all] Volaris Jun 19 OP

Math is hard for MAGA - well, except for the billionaires who are raking it in hand over fist TBF Jun 19 #1

Sadly, even a billion means nothing to people anymore. It's just what an actor or businessmen makes in a good year... OC375 Jun 19 #2

Two important points of clarification: Fiendish Thingy Jun 19 #3

Congress won't approve it. GoodRaisin Jun 19 #4