Neither did any other piece of infrastructure we have now. They all got built. No reason to not take advantage of Russian idiocy and European demand.
Europe may pay some high prices this winter but that opens up a new market for LNG shipped from other sources.
The Europeans will want a diversified supply situation going forward. Do you think it would be better for the USA if we sold LNG from our fields to the Europeans or left that market for other nations?
Once Again, at this point it probably takes years to get the necessary permits and construction completed and get the facilities online and running.
I’m not even sure what your point is here, you keep moving the goalposts. There is no infrastructure or equipment or facilities or capability to do the things you mention. Not in the next 60 or 90 days.
I’m not “defeatist”, I’m just pointing out the reality. Frankly, I don’t think “we” should he selling them any natural gas anyway.
Sometimes people learn from their mistakes, sometimes they don’t, but they need to fully experience the consequences of their choices for it to really take hold.