Quote (Goomshill @ 9 Apr 2022 15:19)

Trump got the Saudis and Israel united, Biden got them united against us. Leadership

But yeah the Russian gas to the EU right now is simply not replaceable. All that could be done if Russia turns off the gas is immediate cutbacks and shortages before emergency supply chains could be set up. There arent enough LNG terminals and LNG boats to support a permanent supply from the US even at exorbitant prices and other countries dont have pipelines active.

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ Apr 9 2022 09:43am)

As much as I think Trump is a morally questionable individual and at times extremely revolting.
I think the current Ukraine war might have been prevented if he was still the president.
And during his second term or halfway through , he would have negotiated some decent deals with China and things will still be fairly normal.

Quote (ferdia @ 9 Apr 2022 16:44)

i have only mentioned this briefly but yes i am of the same mind.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ 9 Apr 2022 16:15)

The world's thirst for oil and gas also took away any clout Biden/the U.S. admin might have had in their negotiations with Iran. So now he has to resort to begging freakin' Venezuela for more drilling, all while he's still not willing to spend political capital on an expansion of the domestic fossils industry out of fear of his own party's rabid activist base.

Regarding Europe: we are quickly building new LNG terminals, but it takes at least 9 months or so before they can go into operation. The only saving grace is that Putin is well-aware of the fact that his entire system would blow up in his face within 8-24 months without revenue from commodity sales, so that he isn't willing to pull the trigger on cutting off the gas either. The fashion in which he shied away from really forcing the West to pay in rubles two weeks ago is proof of that.

So now, the main threat in this regard are bleeding-heart liberals here in Western Europe who are drunk with morals and try to pressure our governments into a gas embargo to address their personal guilt trip. And like I've mentioned before, there are of course the climate activists who see the current situation as their golden opportunity to force their unpopular sacrifice-and-restrictions-agenda onto our societies under the guise of a purported "moral obligation", hoping that the public will blame the forseeable and catastrophic repercussions onto Putin.

Quote (Hamsterbaby @ Apr 9 2022 09:53am)

They are sitting down with Venezuela now.
And put it this way
Maduro is thinking very hard, he knows all these will turn on him during the next election. The USA has always been like that.
3 months back he was probably still on CIA'S hit list. And now, the USA are willing to lift all sanctions and recognize him as the legit government.

Quote (chopstickz777 @ Apr 8 2022 08:56pm)

Nobody in Cuba has toilet seats because the US sanctioned the delivery of toilet seats to Cubans.

Before John Mcafee died, he (rightly) called this out as being a form of psychological humiliation by the US against them as punishment for resisting hegemony.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Apr 9 2022 03:15am)

The world's thirst for oil and gas also took away any clout Biden/the U.S. admin might have had in their negotiations with Iran. So now he has to resort to begging freakin' Venezuela for more drilling, all while he's still not willing to spend political capital on an expansion of the domestic fossils industry out of fear of his own party's rabid activist base.

Regarding Europe: we are quickly building new LNG terminals, but it takes at least 9 months or so before they can go into operation. The only saving grace is that Putin is well-aware of the fact that his entire system would blow up in his face within 8-24 months without revenue from commodity sales, so that he isn't willing to pull the trigger on cutting off the gas either. The fashion in which he shied away from really forcing the West to pay in rubles two weeks ago is proof of that.

So now, the main threat in this regard are bleeding-heart liberals here in Western Europe who are drunk with morals and try to pressure our governments into a gas embargo to address their personal guilt trip. And like I've mentioned before, there are of course the climate activists who see the current situation as their golden opportunity to force their unpopular sacrifice-and-restrictions-agenda onto our societies under the guise of a purported "moral obligation", hoping that the public will blame the forseeable and catastrophic repercussions onto Putin.

Quote (Norlander @ 9 Apr 2022 18:09)

The Backdoor That Keeps Russian Oil Flowing Into Europe

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-08/ukraine-war-this-backdoor-keeps-russian-oil-flowing-into-europe?fbclid=IwAR2FnQwZuNzzMqsOn_fBBHwS1GXq_UmkUUd8IqjpRJXoQBzApqo6p_r3-NM

Quote (ferdia @ 9 Apr 2022 17:02)

no probably about it.

I like these posts of yours XD