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			@DrNickA but "biden" isn't deciding how big a deal to make of these $1.7bil, the bipartisan coalition of pentagon and intelligence community is. Public opinion could sway WH agenda but good luck changing the empire's for pol agenda. bbc.com/news/world-asia-64494094
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			@DrNickA America is an empire first and a representative democracy second, if at all. they bend over backwards to pretend parties and individuals are pushing agendas that are immutable and transcend politics. sanctions and geopolitics are upstream of "politics"