Smart guy this @scottadamssays

Seems to be figuring out unaided why larges parts of the Middle East had to be flattened and millions murdered 2003 ~ 2019

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@ScottAdamsSays He says:

“Could we get to the point where our military presence is self-funding? Because we own the oil that fuels our military presence? If we did it would be one [chuckles] the coolest things ever!”

SA refers to these comments by @realDonaldTrump

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@ScottAdamsSays @realDonaldTrump @ScottAdamsSays has answered maybe the most important question on the planet these days;

The US is ~5% of world population, but uses about ~18% of annual oil production and yearly does about ~50% of world military spending
siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS…

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@ScottAdamsSays @realDonaldTrump Why does the US spend so much on the military?

Actual defence needs are low being surrounded by water and subservient neighbours> No invasions for centuries.

No-one EVER asks how military adventures all round the world are cost-effective.

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@ScottAdamsSays @realDonaldTrump Well a few people have asked and answered that question before SA did.

“Problem is that the military is needed to secure funding for the empire, control the flow of oil.... catch 22” – @VictorCleaner

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@ScottAdamsSays @realDonaldTrump @VictorCleaner @realDonaldTrump seems to be bringing the #Petrodollar system to an end

“The US DoD budget is as big as it is to ensure foreign demand for USTs. That hasn't worked for 5 yrs. Either we need to fight everybody, or declare victory all over the world & come home.“ –@LukeGromen

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@ScottAdamsSays @realDonaldTrump @VictorCleaner @LukeGromen Longer discussion of the origins of the #petrodollar system here; fofoa.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-fl…

(it is quite long and probably you cannot read anything long having the attention span of small insects.)

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@ScottAdamsSays @realDonaldTrump @VictorCleaner @LukeGromen Read SA's quote 17,000 times and think about how the petrodollar system has worked since 1973/74

Someone should def write a short simple book someday making the story accessible to people who don’t normally give a shit about this sort of thing.

#WarOnCheapOil

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