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		nrawe 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's happening inside the NIH and NSF They are the US's proxy against Iran in the Middle East, primarily, which makes it a strategic relationship. Addition, based on the 2022 data, the US imported $21BB from Israel and had a trade deficit of ~$7BB.

franktankbank 10 months ago [–]

> US's proxy against Iran in the Middle East

If I have to hire a hitman to take out my mistress I'm going to just opt to not have a mistress. I guess we will have never ending reasons for needing a proxy against Iran?

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