[EnderWiggin1970]

I can't believe there are still people stupid enough to believe Russia blew up their own pipeline, destroying the diplomatic leverage they were gaining as governments in places like Italy and Sweden shifted in a populist direction more friendly to rapprochement with Russia and its gas supplies. They must also believe Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by Japanese nukes, it's that level of foolishness.

The US oligarchy was humiliated by how sanctions have backfired and was seeing a geopolitical disaster as protests grew and governments toppled and Europe risked breaking away, not to become allies with Russia but simply to find their own way without control from Washington. The pipeline attacks are an attempt to address both crises, keeping Europeans under the thumb of Washington by giving them no opportunity to negotiate for pipelined gas and cutting Russia's income.

[realcleanguy]

Well said. It’s amazing how easily people in the US and other countries are easily swayed by propaganda to actually believe the messages coming out of DC on this war. We made it happen. We pushed Putin into a corner, we are responsible for all the lives lost so far. And our MIC is making a fortune over this. The world bank is doing backflips. The US is at this time initiating world war three and has taken us to 30 seconds to midnight on the nuclear clock all for power, greed and theft of resources.

[pierrem15]

and was seeing a geopolitical disaster as protests grew and governments toppled and Europe risked breaking away,

None of this is happening, nor will it happen. A few thousand protesters in the former East Germany rented by Russian intel won't change that.

[dominic flandry]

Bingo!