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Subject: Mark you calendars
Date: 08/15/26 10:59 PM
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I feel a big "peace is at hand" moment coming with the usual "October surprise" timing.

The Trump administration just admitted the obvious: The Iran war is now the oil war

Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, August 13, the vice president said that keeping energy affordable for Americans is now “goal No. 1,” putting the issue ahead of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and potentially preparing to soften the blow in the event that the president announces he is withdrawing U.S. forces from Iran without achieving his original stated goals.


msn.com - The trump administration just admitted the obvious the iran war is now the oil war

So, make a big show of surrender. The Navy ships steam away. Troops start packing their trash. The Proles say "Yay! Trump the Conqueror is almost restoring the conditions that existed before he started his war". Of course, it is a kabuki dance, because "Bibi", or whoever wins the Israeli election, will want more war, and the Israeli election comes a week before the US election. So Trump the Great And Powerful, will have his orders on US election day. Once the election is safely past, then crank up the war again. Usual "JC" tactic: promise the Proles what they want. Then, after the Proles have given the "JC" what he wants, the Proles are stabbed in the back, again.

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