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Prairie Gates

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6. The Navy's not going to fire on or interdict a China-bound tanker filled with oil

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:37 PM

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Trump's a clown and his blockade is a joke. He thinks he's playing with Cuba or Venezuela in the Caribbean?

He should stick to his pseudo-Monroe Doctrine because this shit doesn't play outside of the Caribbean or the Gulf of Mexico.

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