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TED CRUZ: Cruz Presses Trump on Blocking Russian Gas Pipeline to Germany
Ted Cruz on Twitter ^ | December 5, 2019, 2 hrs ago | Ted Cruz

Posted on 12/05/2019 10:58:23 AM PST by conservative98


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Russia; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: alexandervindman; burisma; cds; cruz; energy; ericciaramella; europe; europeanunion; germany; hydrocarbons; maga; nevercruzers; opec; putinsbuttboys; russia; shaeen; shaheen; tedcruz; texas; trolls; trump; twitter; ukraine
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To: datura
So you're alright with us spending billions defending Germany from Russia and them in turn buying their energy nedds from.....Russia!!!
21 posted on 12/05/2019 11:30:11 AM PST by ontap
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This is something I would expect from Mitt. FU Ted.


22 posted on 12/05/2019 11:31:49 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: lodi90

What a crock....we are upside down with Germany like we were with every one else. It would be a short war. They don’t pay their share for NATO either!!!


23 posted on 12/05/2019 11:32:20 AM PST by ontap
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To: datura

I didn’t realize we owned Germany’s energy market.
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Germany and Russia are both sovereign nations just as we are, if it’s in their interests to build a pipeline it’s their business just as it is our business if Canada and the US decide it’s in our interest to build pipelines.


24 posted on 12/05/2019 11:32:31 AM PST by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: conservative98

This backstabber. Has he not noticed that Trump needs solid support about now? Damned low life.


25 posted on 12/05/2019 11:32:58 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: datura

So wait....we are supposed to pay for Germany’s defense...via NATO...against Russian aggression...only to have the Germans tie their energy dependence to the Russians???

Of course we should push back....or get the hell out of NATO. Having the Germans become energy dependent on the group we are paying tons of money to defend them against is absolutely stupid.

I’m surprised that people here don’t get that.


26 posted on 12/05/2019 11:35:37 AM PST by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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To: House Atreides

“Germany and Russia are both sovereign nations just as we are, if it’s in their interests to build a pipeline it’s their business just as it is our business if Canada and the US decide it’s in our interest to build pipelines.”

Its their business....except for the fact that we enable the Germans to do this buy providing troops and defense spending (via NATO) to prevent aggression from the Russians.

If we weren’t in the middle of a pact that they aren’t upholding their portion of (NATO), I would tend to agree...but that’s not the case.


27 posted on 12/05/2019 11:39:09 AM PST by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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To: Doulos1

“” “” I’m no Cruz supporter. What I think Cruz is concerned about is that Germany will convert all their coal fired power plants to natural gas. Which will make Germany very vulnerable to extortion if an aggressive Russia threatens to cut off all supply of nat. gas during a conflict.
All eggs in one basket theory. Largest economy in Europe subject to the whims of Moscow (Putin). Not good.”” “”

That’s too complicated. I bet some of his affiliates are 9n board of some energy company. Follow the money.


28 posted on 12/05/2019 11:39:45 AM PST by NorseViking
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To: conservative98

That is the reason the Ukraine is so important, they have the huge natural gas reserves Western Europe need, and Germany gets over a third of energy needs from the Ukraine and they have to have that new pipeline. SO let them have it.


29 posted on 12/05/2019 11:40:26 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: conservative98

DO NOT!!repeat, DO NOT TRUST the senate to be fair! Oh yeah, they’ll be fair but to the rats who’ll win everything they demand on the hearing not like the Nazi circus Pelosi and ScHITt did to the republicans! There are some ex presidential candidates who are STILL butt hurt that would love to bury Trump!! Trump zinged them good with nicknames and now they are sitting in the judge’s seats! I feel so sad for Trump...enemies everywhere even under his bed!!


30 posted on 12/05/2019 11:42:22 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: conservative98

Check his Twitter. It’s there. Just two I could quickly find, but there is definitely more:

Senator Ted Cruz
@SenTedCruz
· Nov 27
Excellent to see @realDonaldTrump #StandWithHongKong & sign the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which includes my bill calling for reevaluating privileges for #HongKong in light of encroachments on HK’s autonomy by the Chinese Communist Party.

and

Washington Examiner
@dcexaminer
·
Nov 15
“No, the President’s tweeting is not ‘witness intimidation.’... it’s absurd to suggest that tweeting is an impeachable ‘high Crime [or] Misdemeanor.’”

@TedCruz
calls @AdamSchiff
‘s claims about Trump’s tweets “ridiculous”

XXXXXXXXX

But of course this is “lyin’ Ted” right? That’s all I ever heard from this forum during the election. So thankful I live in Texas.


31 posted on 12/05/2019 11:44:17 AM PST by roostercashews (Having a gun doesn't make you safe, but knowing how to use one does.)
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To: datura

“I didn’t realize we owned Germany’s energy market.”

The US has spent billions of dollars defending Germany and the EU, all while they spend billions of dollars that Putin then puts into weapon’s research aimed at...Germany and the EU.

This is one of the few levers that Cruz, in his current position, can push to change the problem he sees. Give him credit for trying.


32 posted on 12/05/2019 11:44:44 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Captain Peter Blood

“” “” That is the reason the Ukraine is so important, they have the huge natural gas reserves Western Europe need, and Germany gets over a third of energy needs from the Ukraine and they have to have that new pipeline. SO let them have it.”” “”

No. Ukraine is important because it is a duspuptor of Russian gas trade with Europe and all the related pork for all involved.
German pipeline is bad because it puts end of it and allegedly a competition to US LNG sales but the latter is more like a ruse and a plausible explanation.


33 posted on 12/05/2019 11:45:51 AM PST by NorseViking
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To: roostercashews

The hearing with Nadler was yesterday and the day before. I was expecting something more than support from 2 weeks ago.


34 posted on 12/05/2019 11:50:43 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Thanks for “punching right” Ted. You are the True Conservative (TM).


35 posted on 12/05/2019 11:50:50 AM PST by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: conservative98

Cruz = Texas

Texas = Oil Export

Cruz = Ban the oil competition

Cruz = picking Winners & Losers

Cruz = Corporate Socialism

DISGUSTING.


36 posted on 12/05/2019 11:52:33 AM PST by TheNext (LeGaBiT)
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To: conservative98

Well Ted, Russia’s government isn’t actively committing genocide against it’s population like Germany is, maybe you should think things through.


37 posted on 12/05/2019 11:52:43 AM PST by The Toll
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To: NorseViking

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davekeating/2018/07/19/how-dependent-is-germany-on-russian-gas/#3efa9cbe3b48

To quote Mark Styne: Concerning Angie Merkel- You can take the girl out of East Germany but you can’t take East Germany out of the girl. So to speak.


38 posted on 12/05/2019 12:00:55 PM PST by Doulos1 (Bitter Clinger Forever!)
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To: conservative98

the funny part is germany wrecked half its energy production when merkel formed a coalition with the greens to stay in power. As a precondition they demanded she shut down all their nuclear power plants, which they did.

They replaced them with dirty coal plants, so very green


39 posted on 12/05/2019 12:01:23 PM PST by Mount Athos
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To: conservative98

This is really simple.

- Trump is at a NATO summit.
- America spend billions defending Germany from a Russian attack as a NATO ally.
- So what sense does it make for Germany to buy gas from Russia?

Cruz has brought this up before.

Maybe we can close some bases in Germany and send our men where they aren’t put in harm’s way of German-funded Russian artillery.


40 posted on 12/05/2019 12:02:43 PM PST by kidd
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