Posted on 10/12/2022 11:10:39 AM PDT by Red Badger
US officials asked Saudi and other Gulf producers to stall production cuts
The cuts, announced early this month, led to spate of headlines
Although they take effect in November, delay would have put off further
NSC spokeswoman called it 'categorically false to connect this to U.S. elections'
Saudi officials viewed the request 'as a political gambit'
White House spokesman John Kirby said Biden is reconsidering his Saudi stance
Added that the president is willing to work with Congress on future of relations
Top Democrats have called for a freeze on arm sales after the OPEC decision
Senator Dick Durbin said Saudi Arabia wants Russia to win the war in Ukraine
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon took a veiled swipe at Biden as he said the U.S. should pump more oil and gas and should have been doing so for a long time
The Biden administration weighed in with Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ members urging them to hold off for another month before announcing oil production cuts – a move that would have delayed the stunning announcement until after the mid-term elections.
The administration framed its objections to the production cuts as boosting Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal war in Ukraine.
But according to the Wall Street Journal, the Saudis rejected the admonitions, viewing the administration's objections as a 'political gambit by the Biden administration to avoid bad news.'
The administration also raised the issue with other Gulf producers, according to the report.
The cartel, which controls about 30 per cent of the world's oil supply, went ahead with the production cuts – which have the effect of maintaining high prices that help Putin continue to fund his war, while also delivering a spate of bad news headlines for Biden.
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Biden the Bastard. Cut production after we get the sh*t-faced commie RATS reelected. Yeah. Stick it to Americans after WE stick it to them. Screw U Jo Jo. You lyin’ swine-faced, donkey humper.
We went from just over $3/gal. after Ian came through to $3.69/gal. today. $0.50+ price increase in a span of just a couple of weeks. Let’s go Brandon.
I word it differently. FUJB & FUHB.
Biden is utter corruption.”
As he always has been. You will not find one MSM news outlet that will report this story. This is about as corrupt as it gets. Notice he was not trying to stop them from cutting production. He just wanted them to wait until after the mid terms.
But nobody Fs with a Biden ami right?
Hillary’s personal paranoia viz “The Russians” is now fully-blown and party-wide. Anything bad happens... The Russians did it!
And to think this all goes back to her B.S. “Reset Button” olive branch while SecState.
If Republicans were smart, they would run commercials framing it this way. Imaginge how hard Biden would blow his top at a commercial that said that cutting domestic oil production is making Putin richer and fueling the war against Ukraine. Problem is, Republicans ain’t that smart.
BiXiden already cut back USA oil production, so that means the ‘Rats are also Rooskie aligned, right?
Nothing gets past Durbin. He's a genius. /s
POS career politician
The root of all evil
That kind of makes it funny.
Honestly, ita worth a month of 5 or 6 dollar gas if it gets rid of these clowns.
Sounds like a quid pro quo. Impeachable?
Durbin is a real retard at anything but sleaze politics and buying votes.
Off the record, Saudi wants the war to drag out. Global short supply is great for them.
That said, SA may have miscalculated. If the West spirals into a recession and then depression, they’ll get burned. I don’t mind that, but, another consequence would be millions dying in poor countries. I can’t say I’m pro-life and like that.
What I continue to love about FR, is that we can use the word “retard” when referring to any Democrat and everyone gets it immediately.
They (MSM) do get part way there, though. They can’t help themselves but to report their heroes’ outrage, and it’s just way too obvious what is going on: That the USA could end this nonsense of any dependency at all on the ME for energy, but the Biden Admin’s energy policies are in the way.
Check out the comments on CNBC and MSNBC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszAQyvE_Lo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVaIpTB4r2k
I had a classmate in HS who’d remind you a lot of Durbin. Took some poly-sci classes in college and went into politics. Has never done anything else.
Why would Saudi Arabia help the mentally retarded libs in the USA?
Probably a mute point now as oil is selling off as the nation and China are in a recession.
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