The Germans had the option of building a pipeline between them and Norway for better, higher quality gas, and without the cost of being a vassal state of Russia. They chose instead to build a pipeline with Russia, and, at the same time, while claiming to want to save the world from global warming, "green"-ified their native energy supplies, even shutting off half of their nuclear power stations this year. The result is that the "green" country of Germany will be entirely dependent on Russia for their "unclean" energy needs. They will be entirely dependent on a country that is a direct and close ally with China, North Korea, Iran, etc., and which overtly and covertly spreads anti-Americanism across the globe.
Does this make sense? This was obviously the deliberate plan of Germany's leadership, and if war occurs, will be used as the pretext for agitating against NATO. They will support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the withdrawal of NATO from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, etc. (followed by their subsequent invasion), and the USA will be isolated.
And then the NPCs on this website will go "Diaper Man Bad!", first for "provoking Russia", and then later for letting Russia succeed in just a few years what they failed to do throughout the Cold War.
This is the business of Northern Europe and Russia.
It is not the business of the US.
BY FAR, THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH EUROPEAN PROBLEMS AND SPATS.
OVER 75%.
You're talking about the USSR and not Russia. You should re-evaluate your baseline.
and which overtly and covertly spreads anti-Americanism across the globe.
Is' nt that a good thing? Americanism has been hijacked in this country, Russia now carries the torch for western civilization. Good for them if oil goes up so they can stay in the arena.