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Zelenski agrees to minerals deal (fell through)

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by g8orbill, Feb 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM.

  1. TheGator

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  2. WarDamnGator

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    Nothing in there about American workers, either…. The deal was the US gets 50% of mineral profits.
     
  3. magnetofsnatch

    magnetofsnatch Rudy Ray Moore’s Idol Premium Member

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    He would already be dead without the US and our monetary help. That’s rape by the US?
     
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  4. jjgator55

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    Oh sure like American manufacturers aren’t going to sell weapons and ammo to anyone who wants it.
     
  5. magnetofsnatch

    magnetofsnatch Rudy Ray Moore’s Idol Premium Member

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    Who is going to extract the minerals? The Ukrainians? With what equipment? On what scale. Use your head on this it isn’t that difficult.
     
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  6. TheGator

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    They are all criminals. We are just supporting one of the criminals, and he just got bitch slapped. Let him fly back to Ukraine with his tail between his legs.
     
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  7. exiledgator

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    The past 3 years have nothing to do with what is happening right now. This is Molotov Rippentrop level stuff going on and people expect Ukraine to be excited about it.
     
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  8. WarDamnGator

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    Why wouldn't it be Ukraine workers? You really think Americans are going to walk into some disputed region and start mining? Use your head.
     
  9. PITBOSS

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    Agree. That was the troubling part is how they would take turns.
     
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  10. magnetofsnatch

    magnetofsnatch Rudy Ray Moore’s Idol Premium Member

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    My point is it wouldn’t be disputed if Americans are there. You think Russia attacks American workers? It would be WW3.
     
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  11. jjgator55

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    Surrender monkey post.
     
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  12. WarDamnGator

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    My point is your inventing the part about American working being there to begin with. The deal Trump wants was for a percent of the profits, which does not require a single American to be there, .. not to let us in and do our own mining.
     
  13. magnetofsnatch

    magnetofsnatch Rudy Ray Moore’s Idol Premium Member

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    The only thing bad about this is we will have to pay for him to fly back again to finally get the deal done. Maybe he can fly commercial?
     
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  14. PITBOSS

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    So in this hypothetical, when US workers are bombed, US is going into open war with Russia and losing troops in support of massive corporations mining operations. So our soldiers dying for profit and higher stock prices for that corp.
     
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  15. Emmitto

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    Whew, can't believe Putin didn't literally pop out of a closet.

    Zelensky had to know the fix was in once the Vance droid was moved out to the stage.
     
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  16. WarDamnGator

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    Nah, we were going to show up with a fleet of Caterpillars, the Russians would wave us through, then sigh and say "well, they got us, Trump is too smart for us", then they'd go home and we'd all live happily ever after.

    I mean, if it's that simple, why not just put a few American boots on the ground and sit back and watch Russia retreat?
     
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  18. wgbgator

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    They would be targets for someone, like Ukrainian nationalists for sure.
     
  19. G8R92

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    Maybe he should have worn a t-shirt and jacket and brought a 4-year old with him...
     
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  20. magnetofsnatch

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    US workers being there would in itself guarantee no bombings. Putin is a lot of things but stupid isn’t one of them.
     
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