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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", mungofitch asked the members: "As for why the purchases stopped (for a while), perhaps the recent acquisition was seen to be somewhat counter to the capital allocation plans that Mr Buffett thought had been promised?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: lizgdal ✶☼  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: The US as a valued shield
Date: 10/16/26 10:05 AM
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Iran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans
By M.B. PELL, RYAN MCNEILL and KAYLEE KANG
Filed Oct. 15, 2026, 10 a.m. GMT
Iran’s missiles and drones have hit Gulf infrastructure sites at least 135 times, causing cascading failures that Gulf states have often concealed. Despite repeated official statements that the damage came from debris, Reuters found the equipment struck was, time and again, exactly what mattered most.
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