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NATO countries need to announce the construction of a couple of new gas and oil pipelines through Georgia. The pipelines should be state owned, privately run and NATO protected! The removal of Russia from the G-8, making it the original G-7 would be a very good move and restrict or at least make it a lot more difficult for Russia to attract more foreign investment. Add to that, no WTO membership for years and NO SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS IN 2014 and Russia will be a very unhappy place in a short time

Cool, let's imagine also Russia, cutting the supplies of the natural gas to all of Europe in return, with the G-7 reduced to G-0 in no time. No gas-supply Marchall's plan this time.
So, forget it. The Pandora's box had been opened with NATO-US military follies in Kosovo, enthusiastically aided by the european socialist apparatchiks. One eats, what one cooked, they say.

And Europe responds with a crash program to build lots of nuke plants, and to use nuke electric for heating and stoves instead of gas

If depending on Russia to be a reliable supplier is a recipe for disaster, then Europe needs to immediately get started on replacing the supplier

Cool, let's imagine also Russia, cutting the supplies of the natural gas to all of Europe in return, with the G-7 reduced to G-0 in no time. No gas-supply Marchall's plan this time.

So, forget it. The Pandora's box had been opened with NATO-US military follies in Kosovo, enthusiastically aided by the european socialist apparatchiks. One eats, what one cooked, they say.

Let's see how things go in Russia when it's cuts off natural gas sales for political reasons.

Russia's resurgence is specifically because of the level of integration with the West that it has achieved so far. If that level of integration collapses then the "resurgence" will collapse with it.....and those KGB billionaire thugs will find themselves very unpopular again very quickly.

The Chinese government has managed to find a way to suck off the capitalist tit while still being brutes at home. The Russians seem to think they can suck off the capitalist tit while being brutes internationally. That is a far more unlikely combination than China's.

The Pandora's box had been opened with NATO-US military follies in Kosovo...

Yes, we can thank the Clintons for that evil deed. It has hurt us badly and will continue to do so in the future. It pretty much picked up where the evil Jimmy Carter left off and we're still paying for his malevolent works.

I believe both of them did it on purpose with malice aforethought. OTOH I also believe we can overcome the effects of their efforts though we are feeling the strain and pain of doing so right now.