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description: ""I don't understand! Why is everyone talking about""us being stuck in the Middle East quagmire, with our hegemony in decline"?"As if this ancient Middle Eastern battlefield is destined to be a place of misfortune for us""10 years ago, I returned to the Middle East as President""to promote the 'Deal of the Century'" "to reshape the regional order" "wherever our troops went""the people of the Middle East welcomed us with utmost sincerity" "allies submitted" "teammates were terrified""It could be said we had every advantage""That vibrant scene of life and explosive growth is still vivid before my eyes""Just four short years later""this place has unexpectedly turned into our burial ground"?"No matter how you put it""The military spending ratio is 1 trillion to 80 billion""The advantage is ours"!$Palantir Tech(PLTR.US)"
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# "I don't understand! Why is everyone talking a…


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## Comments (3)

- **♾️ · 2026-04-10T16:13:10.000Z**: I don't understand!
- **输了套房但我会赚回来 · 2026-04-10T15:15:27.000Z · 👍 1**: Can't understand. It's been up for 8 consecutive days, the short positions are almost wiped out, sigh 😅 Lost two 17 Pro Max in two weeks😅
- **之上 · 2026-04-10T15:13:04.000Z · 👍 1**: What a talent!