Posted on 10/09/2022 7:05:44 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday that "there's got to be consequences" after Saudi Arabia and a cartel of major oil producers moved to slash oil production last week in a move the White House said was "shortsighted" and hurtful to low and middle-income countries.
"There's got to be consequences for that. Whether it's lifting the cartel's immunity or whether it's rethinking our troop presence there, our security relationship, I just think it's time to admit that the Saudis are not looking out for us," Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," referring to the US' military presence in the Middle East.
"For years we have looked the other way as Saudi Arabia has chopped up journalists, has engaged in massive political repression, for one reason: we wanted to know that when the chips were down, when there was a global crisis, that the Saudis would choose us instead of Russia," the senator said. "Well, they didn't. They chose Russia.
"Last week, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, said that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic, in a move that threatens to push gasoline prices higher just weeks before US midterm elections. The group announced the production cut following its first meeting in person since March 2020. The reduction is equivalent to about 2% of global oil demand.
The Biden administration criticized the decision in a statement, calling it "shortsighted" and saying that it's harmful to some countries already struggling with elevated energy prices the most.
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“Consequences” huh?
They want to make Saudi Arabia even richer?
We know how Dementia Joe’s “consequences” usually end up like.
Scaring a hedgehog by a bare butt?
The excesses of covid have made the Left power mad.
The draught of dictatorial power was like a vampire’s first drink of blood.
None of this had to happen.
Two and a half short years ago the world was at relative peace, gas was $2.00 a gallon, we were a net exporter of energy, the stock market was setting record highs, and inflation was around 1%.
Then these chuckle heads cheated their way into power and it’s all gone to ****.
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Intentionally.
2008. Fundamental change came to America.
Hah! I guessed it would either by Murphy, Blumenthal, or Coons before reading the article.
The Sheihks are falling off their overstuffed floor cushions laughing at the impotent ‘rage’ of the Dems.
The same Dems who refuse to use the oils now available to them in their own country because they are too virtuous.
The whole country is suffering the consequences of a corrupt, thieving democrat party.
Cut American oil production even more. That'll teach 'em.
The correct response would be to re-create US energy independence.
Of course that’s unthinkable because it would greatly benefit American security and prosperity.
There is a solution for this and that is to increase our energy production. Put Biden’s plan to transition to Nonexistent green energy on the back burner.
They should be severely punished for doing what Biden did.
The Democrats want to go to war against everyone.
A member of Free Republic said Sunday that “there’s got to be consequences” after Biden and a cartel of Congressional Democrats moved to slash oil production two years ago in a move KarlInOhio said was “shortsighted” and hurtful to low and middle-income citizens.
What about consequences for joe for cutting USA oil production! That in itself started our downward spiral and put us where we are, begging no less,
Why aren’t they celebrating OPEC’s decision to be more environmentally conscious? /s
Well, we could drill our own oil and make OPEC moot. But, no, the senator could never allow suggesting that.
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