Frank wrote on Feb 26
th, 2022 at 12:15pm:
If the US were to re-start its oil and gas production that flourished under President Trump, that would be one way to devalue Putin’s money pump for an economy that is anaemic.
Problem: US fracked oil and gas is twice as expensive as Russian, hence global inflation will soar when Russia is excluded form the market.
Quote:Instead captured by the ‘green new deal’ Biden stopped oil and gas exploration, banned the Keystone pipeline and made the US energy-dependent.
As he should have; to avoid forcing US consumers to pay the higher price for US fracked fossil fuels , and to transition to a green economy ASAP.
Quote:Since Biden has been in office according to the US Energy Information Association (EIA), Russia has become the third largest provider of oil to the US at an average of over 600,000 b/d from January to November 2021. It’s an external pressure point with internal consequences for the filthy rich Putin.
Well now the US has become the world's largest exporter of expensive gas.
Quote:One of the worst decisions of any EU leader was when former German Chancellor Angela Merkel ditched nuclear energy and made her country dependent on Putin’s gas.
Yes, but all Germans agree they must exit coal, and need gas as a transition fuel, now they'll be paying sigh prices for US gas. Agreed, the nuclear policy is silly, at this stage.
Quote:Putin knows in the face of disastrous domestic politics at home, the shambles that was the Afghan withdrawal, Biden is vulnerable.
US hyper-partisanship is a disgrace and is bringing democracy into disrepute all around the globe.
Quote:How we got here is bit by bit. It’s not even a KGB secret. Given this, it doesn’t take much imagination to guess what Chinese President Xi Jinping is thinking. Jason Thomas
Hyper-partisan, only united by a determination to maintain US global hegemony via a reversion to Cold War mentality.
One thing for sure: Jason Thomas has s**t for brains, regardless of of what "Xi is thinking".