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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" 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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Subject: Re: The Stupid Never Stops...
Date: 03/06/26 11:59 AM
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...he'd settle a Venezuela-type solution where the existing regime can stay in place but with someone who promises to play nice with the U.S.

A regime of crooks can be bought, because crooks are in it for money. Ideologues aren't necessarily that easily bought. He would need to find a General, or Colonel, that can be bought, and push him into launching a coup.

But if Israel wants a failed state of warring factions, thinking it will never get it's poo in a group enough to threaten Israel, then trying to form any cohesive government is a no-go, because cohesion is the enemy. Imposing a Quisling, at Trump the God said yesterday, would almost certainly guarantee another revolution, in a decade or two.

Steve
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