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The U.S. government ordered non-essential diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as the conflict broadened across the Middle East.

Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, a choice that former CIA director has labeled as ‘unfortunate.’

Oil prices spiked above $110 per barrel before paring gains.

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      Eisenhower warned us. The US took what it learned from how WWII sparked the country’s growth and embraced it fully. And then it became even worse, looking for opportunities. Creating them even.

      The point we’re at now is making the past exploits look tame. WTAF are we doing?

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      We learned that war makes some people a lot of money, some of which is spent buying politicians to keep the war machine running.

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      False.

      US military contractors learned how to get filthy rich, and they haven’t stopped since.

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      You (US&A) have never learned from anything in a history. Just repeating the same dumb shit over and over again.