Posted on 03/07/2022 1:15:33 PM PST by blam
LOL! The Russians are just enjoying the sanctions, that why Vlad was begging to not have anymore placed on them. Russia us getting finanacially destroyed. They are getting owned by the CHICOMS. I expect Putin to be taken out by his own people.
All 3 will be sacrificed, we sanction Russia, we crash their economy, we sanction their central bank, etc...
Russia will make counter moves.
We are threatening to shut off energy purchases from Russia, they are threating to shut off the energy sales to the West.
They are threatening to cut off fertilizer shipments to the west.
I’m not arguing for or against the sanctions on Russia, but we should expect some pain coming back our way if we continue with the sanctions.
American Citizens need to be told what we are up against and not get totally surprised come this fall when store shelves are half empty and what is for sale is many times more expensive.
There was a farmer in my Sunday school this weekend expressing his fears aver this.
I don’t want that pain.
Most people, regardless of the country they live in, don’t want that pain.
They didn’t take actions to cause it.
They don’t deserve it.
Nukes.
Russia's conventional forces aren't up to the task.
The economic anaconda tightens enough, Russia will lash out, exercising their own Samson Option. Especially when they figure out that they got played by, and belong to China. Just like us.
That is 100% true but politicians regardless of their policies cause wars, personally I have no issues with the Russian people and I would guess the vast majority of Russian people want no part of the war with Ukraine, people just want to live their lives but politicians ruin everything
Wrong!!
Israel is a bigger fertilizer producer than Russia (who only shows up as 19 in the world's top 20). Belarus isn't even in the top 40!
Here’s two articles that contradict what you posted, so who do you believe.
The cost of fertilizer estimated by the Texas Farm Bureau will rise by 80% and this was before the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the rapid increase in fuel prices.
https://texasfarmbureau.org/new-report-estimates-fertilizer-prices-to-increase-by-80/
This is my entire point, if fertilizer prices skyrocket along with fuel prices, this fall you will begin to see food shortages and much higher prices on what is available.
The 2nd article states that Belarus is the 2nd largest producer of Potash in the world. Potash is a key component in food production for things like Corn, which is used in a large number of food products.
I don’t want to get into a tit for tat over who produces the most fertilizer but what is a fact is that for a number of reasons, fertilizer prices are way up in price which will have major impact on food prices and availability.
“Wrong!!
Israel is a bigger fertilizer producer than Russia (who only shows up as 19 in the world’s top 20). Belarus isn’t even in the top 40”
Your source is either wrong or made up.
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