Europe's Forthcoming Energy Crisis - President Trump Warned Germany About Reliance On Russia - They Laughed. They Won't Be Laughing This Winter.

[Jim H - VA USA]

Then why do all the recessions and wars happen when Republicans are in charge?

In Trump's farewell address he stated, "I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars."

Since you post that you think wars are bad, will you give him credit for that?

 

[surada]

oh yeah not getting a quarter of what yoj did before isnt going to have any impact

They'll survive. Russia needs the money.

 

[struth]

They'll survive. Russia needs the money.

russsia economy is doing well..they got big buyers in china

 

[JoeB131]

Nope, they were very young school boys when Carter was president. There was no Taliban until 1994. They were teenaged war orphans. Look it up.

Um. No. The leader of the Taliban was a clown named Mullah Omar, who had lost an eye fighting the Russians. True some of the younger members grew up during the almost constant state of turmoil that existed in Afghanistan since the 1970's.... which is why they turned out as crazy as they were.

 

[JoeB131]

In Trump's farewell address he stated, "I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars."

Since you post that you think wars are bad, will you give him credit for that?

No, because it isn't true... he continued to fight ongoing wars, badly. He cravenly surrendered in Afghanistan at Doha, he sold out our Kurdish allies in Syria, and he alienated the Iraqi Provisional government by staging an assassination on their soil. Trump did not make us stronger.

 

[surada]

Um. No. The leader of the Taliban was a clown named Mullah Omar, who had lost an eye fighting the Russians. True some of the younger members grew up during the almost constant state of turmoil that existed in Afghanistan since the 1970's.... which is why they turned out as crazy as they were.

Look it up. The Taliban were founded in 1994.

 

[JoeB131]

Look it up. The Taliban were founded in 1994.

Irrelevant. the people founded it were the same people who fought the Russians.

And this is the problem with Afghanistan overall. We inserted ourselves into a civil war that had been going on since the 1970's. And like any civil war, factions rise, split, reform, and at a certain point, you can't keep track of the players without a scorecard.

The biggest problem now is that the Taliban, like the Muhajadin before them, probably have no idea how to run a government, and really don't have a plan beyond "Getting the foreigners to leave".

I guess it's China's turn next.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Germany just shut down its aluminum smelting plants due to crazy energy costs.
As more and more energy intensive manufacturing plants shut down, what will happen?

Fewer Mercedes? Fewer BMWs? Fewer Audis? Mass layoffs? People unable to pay for utilities?

Lessen to America, Trump knows energy, just ask Germany.

/———/ Meanwhile Banana Republic Joe is drawing our strategic reserves to cover up his blunder.

 

[surada]

Irrelevant. the people founded it were the same people who fought the Russians.

And this is the problem with Afghanistan overall. We inserted ourselves into a civil war that had been going on since the 1970's. And like any civil war, factions rise, split, reform, and at a certain point, you can't keep track of the players without a scorecard.

The biggest problem now is that the Taliban, like the Muhajadin before them, probably have no idea how to run a government, and really don't have a plan beyond "Getting the foreigners to leave".

I guess it's China's turn next.

Nope. The Soviets were long gone 5 years before the Taliban existed.

Mullah Omar - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[JoeB131]

/———/ Meanwhile Banana Republic Joe is drawing our strategic reserves to cover up his blunder.

What blunder? The Russians are in full retreat in Ukraine. Biden pulled the Western Alliance together and stood up to Russian Aggression without a SINGLE American soldier being put in harm's way.

We might even be rid of Trump's master, Putin, soon.

Russian municipal deputies call for Putin’s resignation

More than 30 Russian municipal deputies have signed a petition calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resignation. The petition, posted by Xenia Torstrem, a deputy in St. Petersburg’s Semyo…

thehill.com

 

[JoeB131]

Nope. The Soviets were long gone 5 years before the Taliban existed.

Are you being intentionally dense? Changing the name of your club doesn't mean you are different people.

 

[surada]

Are you being intentionally dense? Changing the name of your club doesn't mean you are different people.

The Taliban we're students. When the US pulled out Afghanistan was completely lawless.. rape, truck hijackings and extortion were common. The war orphans bonded together and went too far in restoring law and order. They were not Al Qaeda or mujahideen. They didn't exist until 1994.

 

[Cellblock2429]

What blunder? The Russians are in full retreat in Ukraine. Biden pulled the Western Alliance together and stood up to Russian Aggression without a SINGLE American soldier being put in harm's way.

We might even be rid of Trump's master, Putin, soon.

Russian municipal deputies call for Putin’s resignation

More than 30 Russian municipal deputies have signed a petition calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resignation. The petition, posted by Xenia Torstrem, a deputy in St. Petersburg’s Semyo…

thehill.com

/----/ Stop making excuses for BR Joe. Prices soared long before Putin attacked the Ukraine, and you know it.

25 Biden policies raising gas prices and other energy costs - Americans ...​

Dec 4, 2021 These twenty-five Biden administration policies are raising energy costs. Dec 4, 2021 by AFP. Updated on June 29, 2022. The national average for a gallon of gas for Americans has risen to $4.86, $0.80 cents higher than it was in March. As Americans return to work and plan summer vacations they are faced with rising gas prices.
You can start with these:

#1 and 2: Adopting new EPA oil and gas rules​

In November 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations governing methane emissions from oil and gas production, transmission, storage, and distribution that would cost more than $1 billion a year.

Last spring, Biden signed a resolution that overturned Trump administration reforms to EPA oil and gas rules. This resolution will worsen energy poverty, reestablish burdensome regulations, and have a disproportionate impact on small businesses.

#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8: Restricting or impeding energy projects​

One of Biden’s first actions after taking office was to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, the Biden administration has delayed decisions on these leases — a move that results in higher energy costs for the most vulnerable consumers.

The administration canceled the Keystone XL pipeline and suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and New Mexico (despite opposition from the Navajo Nation). It also resurrected the “Waters of the United States” rule, which would increase barriers to energy projects.

The White House is pursuing new standards for particulate matter and ozone, likely tightening them to unachievable levels for much of the country and creating new barriers for energy project permits.

The president also has rescinded Endangered Species Act reforms, a move that will increase red tape and allow litigation to slow down energy projects.

 

[JoeB131]

The Taliban we're students. When the US pulled out Afghanistan was completely lawless.. rape, truck hijackings and extortion were common. The war orphans bonded together and went too far in restoring law and order. They were not Al Qaeda or mujahideen. They didn't exist until 1994.

Uh, wait. The US couldn't have "pulled out" because we weren't in before 1994. We supported various factions fighting the Soviets, and that was a mistake, but blaming ourselves because the Afghans are a bunch of backwards, ignorant tribesmen who couldn't hold together a government on a bet certainly isn't our fault.

The leaders of the Taliban were the same idiots who took our money and fought the Russians because the Russians might teach girls how to read or something.

The idiocy of our Middle East policy is to keep sticking our hands into the hornet's nest and complain about getting stung.

 

[JoeB131]

Stop making excuses for BR Joe. Prices soared long before Putin attacked the Ukraine, and you know it.

Yes, we should totally let big oil despoil our lands and water so that you can fill up your big gas guzzling SUV.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Looks like the stuff just hit the fan....

Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia 'are sabotaged'

Shocking footage released by the Danish military from a flyover of the affected region showed huge swathes of the Baltic Sea churning as the gas bubbled to the surface (pictured)

www.dailymail.co.uk

Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia to Europe 'are SABOTAGED' sending enormous churning rings of gas bubbles to Baltic Sea surface - one 3,000FT wide - following 'undersea explosions'​

• Three leaks were reported in Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines near Danish island last night and this morning
• Pipelines are leaking gas into the Baltic sea, with one area more than 3,000ft wide churning with bubbles
• Nordic seismologists meanwhile confirmed they registered powerful underwater explosions yesterday
• Polish PM said 'we faced an act of sabotage' while Danish PM said she doubted the damage was coincidental
• Ukraine pointed the finger at Moscow, describing the incident as a 'terrorist attack and act of aggression'
• But the European Commission said it was still too early to speculate on the causes of the leaks
• Leaks further hinder efforts to restart either pipeline for commercial operations and represent an escalation in the energy war between Europe and Russia