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Fil1957

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10. I don't care how much the proposed agreement hurts or helps Trump. I don't care how many people dislike the agreement,

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:06 PM

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just sign the thing and get the damn strait open as soon as possible. Already, people around the world are suffering because of its closure, and that suffering is going to get much worse (including mass starvation) the longer Hormuz stays closed.

The trouble is, we still don't know how serious this "agreement" is. He could sign it, escalate or do nothing. All are equally possible right now.

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