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Israel/Palestine

Beastly Boy

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10. My take: Trump is now getting daily intelligence briefs, He knows more than any of us. It is likely that

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:13 PM

Dec 2

he has information about impending hostage release being orchestrated by Biden to be announced before he becomes President.

It is not in his interest to do anything while Biden is still President and help Biden take the credit But if my hunch is correct, he has no control over it. So he is bluffing and making it appear as if his threats had anything to do with hostages being released before he takes charge.

It's an old trick: if you know something is about to happen but nobody else does, you can make it appear as if you caused it to happen.

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Trump is trying to mad dog Hamas [View all] Mosby Dec 2 OP

This should make Rep Talib very happy I'm sure. JohnSJ Dec 2 #1

Oh, he doesnt mean it. He would never do it..... getagrip_already Dec 2 #2

Trump doesn't care about hostages, or inhumane treatment. Irish_Dem Dec 2 #3

He would accomplish something that Biden couldn't. Mosby Dec 2 #4

Nobel Peace Prize Irish_Dem Dec 2 #5

On January 21st they could all be found dead Submariner Dec 2 #6

He is setting it up to take credit Beachnutt Dec 2 #7

This is a ridiculous statement by a person who will soon be president and hasn't learned a thing. Deuxcents Dec 2 #8

This is stupid sdfernando Dec 2 #9

My take: Trump is now getting daily intelligence briefs, He knows more than any of us. It is likely that Beastly Boy Dec 2 #10

I hadn't considered that scenario Mosby Dec 2 #11

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