Posted on 11/25/2024 10:03:05 PM PST by RandFan
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) pushed back against the idea that the Russian war in Ukraine could end in peaceful negotiation, saying those who hold that view “may be deceiving” themselves.
In a speech at the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend, Rounds called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “tyrant” and suggested he would be surprised if Putin were satisfied with any concession from the West.
“It’s time to take a hard look at this thing and really ask ourselves, do you believe that this tyrant, if you offer him a part of a free country, do you think he’s going to stop?” Rounds said. “Or do you think he’s going to look at that and say, ‘You see? We’re strength. We’re Russian strength.’”
“See, I think that’s what happens,” Rounds continued.
Rounds said the United States needs to stand by Ukraine and give the democratic country the agency to determine for itself the best path forward.
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And a foot in his butt. He’s a sniveling coward. A total DemoRat playing Republican.
Rounds probably too.
What’s with SD voters? Stupid?
Nope. Sounds like history repeating.
I don’t intend to be disrespectful, hateful, or rude like the leftist media people are these days, since their “queen” Kamala got denied her crown LOL. But I must predict American oil and gas production can increase. And it won’t take much of an uptick in supply to drive down prices and seriously hurt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. Energy prices are extremely volatile. Small changes in supply have huge effects on prices, whether positive or negative.
OPEC+ specifically exists to ensure there are no oil price crashes. They generally do it by controlling supply, but there is no reason this need work.
Prices could be dictated at gunpoint. Supply and demand has no effect on prices when a gun is involved in the transaction.
And before folks wave their hands at this and declare economics depends on transactions, I should like to note that the majority . . . indeed the vast majority of transactions in history took place via one side conquering the other and taking possession of things. Supply and demand thus had no influence on the price of those things.
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