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BumRushDaShow

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28. "Putin has made no secret ...that HE is already moving towards taking over Africa for all their minerals"

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #26)

Sun Apr 20, 2025, 07:03 PM

Apr 20

The U.S.S.R. had quite a presence there for years but when that broke up, as others have noted, China took over with their "Belt and Road" initiative. China had been sending construction workers to various countries building all kinds of things over the past couple decades and "Belt and Road" made it "formal".

Meanwhile Russia has recently sent its Wagner Group to various African countries to provide military training and support (for some of their dictators).

So I expect the former to be more endearing to "the people" and the latter to "the dictators".

Meanwhile, thanks to white supremacy, the U.S. would miss out on all kinds of opportunities that they have tended to ignore since slavery (although we had been getting Nigeria's "sweet oil" for many years before we started pumping out more of our own dirty crude - despite being in need of refineries).

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Trump Administration Draft Order Calls for Drastic Overhaul of State Department [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 20 OP

Hmmm... lonely bird Apr 20 #1

"I thought the Orange Asshole wanted strategic minerals from the Congo." BumRushDaShow Apr 20 #2

Oh, of course lonely bird Apr 20 #3

Ah...silly wabbit....you don't need a state department to just take want you want. lol. CincyDem Apr 20 #9

"Deplomacy" is just an "elitist" word in the dictionary BumRushDaShow Apr 20 #12

Putin has made no secret DENVERPOPS Apr 20 #26

"Putin has made no secret ...that HE is already moving towards taking over Africa for all their minerals" BumRushDaShow Apr 20 #28

Thanks BRDS DENVERPOPS Apr 20 #30

China will just love this. The Madcap Apr 20 #4

So travel anywhere, especially in Africa, will become much more dangerous underpants Apr 20 #5

K&R ReRe Apr 20 #6

Coattailing. Your comment reflects my thoughts - exactly. yellow dahlia Apr 20 #29

And probably many others ReRe Apr 21 #31

The proposed shifts to AI would give whoever controls the AI (Musk) a lot of control over the State Department. highplainsdem Apr 20 #7

Terrifying little paragraph.... yorkster Apr 20 #8

That part was so preposterous BumRushDaShow Apr 20 #10

And it'll just be a "oopsie" when the AI hallucinates us into armaggedon. erronis Apr 20 #14

This man is crazy. Ignore his damned executive orders. travelingthrulife Apr 20 #11

I know we'd love to "ignore them" BumRushDaShow Apr 20 #13

And effectively, there is no one stopping them. It's a total taking and breaking-down of a federal government that KPN Apr 20 #17

I'd sooner ignore a rattlesnake coiling right in front of me. KPN Apr 20 #19

Yes, that would be about as safe as ignoring this! 😱 ShazzieB Apr 20 #23

Giving up Africa to China and Russia in exchange for what from them? KPN Apr 20 #15

With Trump playing Walder Frey...n/t the nelm Apr 20 #21

Most of the GOP side of Congress has its fingers in its ears and is screaming "La la la la, I can't hear you!" ShazzieB Apr 20 #24

... Solly Mack Apr 20 #16

Surrendering Africa to Chinese influence completely JCMach1 Apr 20 #18

Giving up on a whole continent, Trump world retreats Historic NY Apr 20 #20

And all Ghana and Cote d'Voire need do BumRushDaShow Apr 20 #22

I wonder if some of these African steps by tRUMP indicates or shows his bigotry. I suspect so. SWBTATTReg Apr 20 #25

Same thing he did last time. orangecrush Apr 20 #27