No doubt. They've probably got some extra "merchandise" attached to the sale as well.
He likely became familiar to the MB while working for ExxonMobil for a very long time (the clowns too, I might add).
What I'm thinking about T-Rex vs Pompeo:
Would Rex Tillerson be prepared to piss off his old MB/Clown/Whatever friends he made while at Mobil? Probably not.
Whereas Pompeo has already demonstrated a willingness to walk right into the clowns' den and start giving orders. I think the changeover was about balls. RT was undermining the mission with cowardice.
He'll find a better one.
Not mine, had to repost due to aforementioned superior quality.
I think something of that magnitude must have been holding things up, so the probability of that is definitely non-zero. Sub can lurk for a long time.
and how did it go missing? "We" (clowns) let it, most likely.
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