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no_hypocrisy

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2. This situation is akin to a poker game IMO.

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:26 AM

Mar 18

You have straight talk and then you have bluffing.

There's folding too soon and there's patience.

And there's reading the other players.

I get the feeling that Trump has never engaged in a spirited game of poker.

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Make A Deal With Iran & And You Get Safe Passage Thru Hormuz [View all] gab13by13 Mar 18 OP

Embarrassing a narcissist is dangerous kerouac2 Mar 18 #1

This situation is akin to a poker game IMO. no_hypocrisy Mar 18 #2

Krasnov would only play if the game was rigged. gab13by13 Mar 18 #5

They've probably realized that Iran is more likely Bettie Mar 18 #3

Most of those tankers are Chinese, gab13by13 Mar 18 #6

;-{).... Goonch Mar 18 #4