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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Biden should bomb Saudi Arabia.
Nobody F^@!$ with a Biden!
Joe gets his consequences come November when he loses congress.
Murphy is one of the more vile and loathsome dirtbag democrats.
I’ll bet a video of a group of “yutes” curbstomping this grifting POS would go for big money.
two thumbs up
When #PedoHitler ain’t griftin’, he’s molesting little boys and girls in the shower...
Another greasy-looking Democrat Party grifter...
Yeah? Like maybe open America’s spigots, produce our own damn oil and quit buying from our potential enemies?
Maybe that “something” would at least be a start.
“Shortsighted”? Says the blind fool who caused the whole mess.
Um, seems Fisker is still active.
With that sort of “Startup” funding a decade of “Research and prototypes” should be easy to drag out.
So this idiot thinks the Saudis MUST pump more oil to satisfy us, even though we could (and should) pump our own oil? What a jerk.
Ought to be serious consequences for the Democrats for putting us in this position
They’re going to call on the ‘Counting Genies’ again, aren’t they? Then anyone that questions the election will be called a traitor to the state and labeled ‘extremist and terrorist’. You can just about count on that since the (R)s seem to be on their side.
The leaders of the DNC know their base.
I do to. They are people who are marginally intelligent and quite brain-washed.
Saudi Arabia will do what is in their best interest.
It most certainly will not adhere to a communist USA.
OPEC can do as it pleases.
Who knew?
We have enough oil that we shouldn’t be importing, but don’t
tell Obama.
They do own the largest refinery in the US in the Houston area
How about us producing our own energy? Never occurred to this idiot NIMBY dim.
What a joke!
Those stinking ragheads got away with their part in the 9/11 attack, why should there be consequences for the oil-production issue?
“Democratic senator says ‘there’s got to be consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announces oil production cuts”
hey, i know! do like the EU and pass a law setting a cap price we’re silling to pay OPEC+ ... that’ll learn ‘em!
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