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Posted on 10/02/2022 5:17:00 AM PDT by MtnClimber
What happened to cause leaks in Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2, designed to send gas to Germany? The speculation runs from rational to delusional.
There’s always some mystery in the news that provides a blank page for fantasy thinking. This week’s mystery has initiated a storm of speculation: What happened to cause leaks in Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2, designed to send gas to Germany? The speculation runs from rational to delusional.
A good example of more rational speculation is by Jed Babbin at the Spectator: He thinks Russia is the most likely suspect:
Germany, Sweden, the United States, and other NATO nations would not have attacked the pipelines. There has been some speculation among U.S. conservatives that we were responsible for the pipeline attacks. That’s clearly wrong for two reasons.
First, we have no motive for doing so, despite President Joe Biden’s February statement claiming: “If Russia invades Ukraine… there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it.”
Destroying Nord Stream 2 only hurts our European allies. There’s no reason to do so.
Second, Biden is too gun-shy to order any such strike. He and Secretary of State Antony Blinken would certainly consult with Germany and France before doing so, and they would have vetoed the move.
We may never know which nation did it, but Russia is -- despite its protestations -- the most likely suspect.
In one sense I think he's correct. In another, I think he's wrong.
SNIP
A blogger named LawDog with pipeline experience sets out a very plausible scenario to me:
Two explosions, 17 hours apart. No military is going to arrange for two pipes in the same general area to be destroyed 17 hours apart.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The only thing I know for sure is that it was not me....I swear it was not me.
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Very interesting article. Thanks for posting. The author makes a good argument. He says that the pipelines most likely failed due to simple incompetence on the part of Russian maintenance crews.
Very possible. But not very exciting. Stories of SEALS and submarines are far more captivating.
I wonder if it might be certain elements in Russian military who are not pleased with Putin regime. Therefore, an unofficial Russian operation.
Well there you go. When you have a plentiful supply of something you find all sorts of ways to use it. Russia has a lot of incompetence! Some general probably decided to put it to good use, with the end goal being Putin's retirement.
Before you overthrow an autocracy you have to do some destabilization.
Don’t worry. The new GOP Congress will step up and write letters to the DOJ encouraging Garland to prosecute the Deep State criminals.
Honest.
“Second, Biden is too gun-shy to order any such strike. He and Secretary of State Antony Blinken would certainly consult with Germany and France before doing so, and they would have vetoed the move.”
And therein lies the speculation. Knee jerked the withdrawal, shut down the energy industry... hardly gun-shy... hell that delawarean cowboy points his finger pistol like and pretends he’s cranking out shots... or racking shells into a pump action shotgun Bam Bam. That “too shy” dood?
me thinks you doth protest too much
expect a knock at the door
If you wanted to force EuropeOns to stop using oil and natural gas, a good way would be to destroy its availability. This would be an excuse for them to “go green” and expand the use of unreliable wind and solar. Blowing up the Nordstream pipelines would be the easiest way to force this transition. Who would be the most in favor of this besides the wind and solar industries? Virtually all of the Euro Govts, the World Economic Forum, and certainly the Biden Regime. The same Biden Regime that is purposely reducing the availability of oil and gas production in the U.S., emptying our Strategic Petroleum Reserve, AND has made open threats against the Nordstream pipeline. If it’s true that the The U.S. and Nato see the shutdown of Nordstream as a benefit, blowing up the pipeline prevents the Russians from starting it up again in the near future. That allows them to shift the blame to Russia for European suffering this winter.
expect a knock at the door
But I don't even own a boat!
you borrowed one from a friend ;)
Borrowed? I stole it!
OOPS!
What were American spy planes circling the area before the leak?
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Well for me it’s pretty simple.
WHO is saying WHAT .
Do they have a record of being reprobate with zero concern for their constituents ?
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