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1. "Palau and the United States also reaffirmed a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 01:28 PM

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Yeah, nothing says "free" like forced confinement on a remote island.

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"Palau and the United States also reaffirmed a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific" SunSeeker Saturday #1

Whipps And Chains 2na fisherman Saturday #2

can't find that he's stiffed anybody on this NJCher Saturday #4

He's giving our tax dollars to other countries because America First IronLionZion Saturday #5

Hmm. Shades if Reinhardt Heydrich talking about how the Nazis first planned to give the Jews PatrickforB Saturday #3

"we'd better sure as hell have some CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY trials." BumRushDaShow Saturday #6

Yes, that has for sure been the pattern, but Trump has really caused a lot of damage. And people are going to PatrickforB Saturday #8

You'll notice that the billionaires BumRushDaShow Saturday #9

Can we say Cherokee100 Saturday #7

Exile ninjanurse Saturday #10

Palau is a nation of 325 plus islands, some 12 of which are inhabited. One of those islands... the nelm Saturday #11

Does this sound like... skypilot Saturday #12

Maybe Trump is paving the way popsdenver Saturday #13

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Sunday #14

Woah! Really?! electric_blue68 Sunday #16

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Sunday #19

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Sunday #20

No I was wrong about this. mahina Sunday #32

Link? obamanut2012 Sunday #25

Oh boy I was very wrong. mahina Sunday #31

Got it. electric_blue68 Sunday #33

I can't believe I guessed it was Palau! electric_blue68 Sunday #15

$1,000,000 per person? LisaM Sunday #17

$100,000 is even less efficient. Simeon Salus Sunday #22

Ah, thanks. LisaM Sunday #24

But even 75 million is an incredibly tiny amount of money to take life-long responsibility for 75 non-residents Simeon Salus Sunday #28

Exactly what is BidenRocks Sunday #18

"Exactly what is... A "memo of understanding"? Is that another term for a Treaty?" BumRushDaShow Sunday #23

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Sunday #21

Palau has not been added to a no-travel list. Tonga and Palau are not the same place. onenote Sunday #29

You are 100% right. It was four in the morning here and I was cross eyed should've stayed off my phone. mahina Sunday #30

$7.5 million on this, area51 Sunday #26

Far less than that, markodochartaigh Sunday #27