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Walleye

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1. Blockade?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:21 AM

Apr 16

Anybody remember during the Cuban missile crisis when they were would not call a it a blockade because that’s an act of war. As I recall, when they stopped Russian ships going into Cuba they called a “quarantine“. This is the most reckless administration we’ve ever had

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Blockade? Walleye Apr 16 #1

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