Posted on 09/28/2022 1:29:11 PM PDT by NoLibZone
The Russian leader has a record of weaponising fuel supplies and believes his people can endure economic pain longer than western Europe
The suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines could be a page ripped straight from Vladimir Putin’s playbook of panic, escalation and misdirection.
The former KGB agent’s illegal war on Ukraine resulted in unprecedented Western sanctions against Moscow.
But the Russian president is confident that his people can endure economic pain longer and better than Europeans.
His calculation is that soaring gas prices and the cost of living crisis in a continent hopelessly addicted to Russian energy will turn the situation to his advantage.
European gas prices have been dropping for the last four days. On Tuesday, after news of the suspected attack, they rose by 20 per cent. The British price was up 33 per cent.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Its ridiculous Putin could just close pipeline at will. The MSM really think we are that stupid.
Many here are already defending Brandon even before CNN has had time to chime in.
Well, he got what he wanted on February 22, when the Germans refused to certify NordStream 2 for operation. It’s been sitting there useless ever since. No need to blow it up.
Is this the first time the writer noticed that Putin is former KGB? Conservatives have been making that point for the last 20 years about Putin but Democrats didn’t seem to care then.
The plan to destroy America plotted by the #JihadJunta is going precisely by their plan. B’tards that they are.
I would like to add, that if Obama is running things behind
the scenes, we add in the idea that he would love to kill off
our relationships with our allies. That dynamic would support
the U. S. having attacked the pipeline, and perhaps willing
to attack rigs too.
I toss this out there, because some could read my words and
think I really think Russia did it. (the pipeline attack)
I don’t have a strong belief in who did this at this
point, but I do see some scenarios that could lead me
to think either side did it.
I’m amazed that FReepers are now defending the same cast of villains who brought us:
Iraq WMDs >> war where thousands died
Ukraine “Maidan” Coup 2014
Trump’s Ukraine Impeachment
Pushing Ukraine to join NATO, the long-declared Russian “go to war” red-line.
Now, FREEPERS suddenly love CNN, MSNBC, Victoria Nuland, etc etc etc.
Who knows they could be this stupid, but it would take some special sort of stupid.
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That has been self-evident since their invasion began.
Illegal invasion ? Do you normally need a license to invade another country ?
Bingo!
But the same people who told us that President Trump was playing "4-D Chess", the same people who said Jeff Sessions "had a secret plan", the same people who excoriated our comments if we didn't "Trust the Plan!", these are the same people that are telling us Putin was playing 3-D chess and sabotaged his own pipeline. Uh huh. Uh huh. Uh huh.
All of the Marxist State Muppets are spinning madly...
Why would Putin blow up the pipeline when he could simply shut it off?
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Note the word in the article: misdirection.
Does a rational person threaten to use nuclear weapons, knowing what the doctrine of MAD is?
https://www.businessinsider.com/medvedev-nato-wont-help-ukraine-russia-fires-nukes-at-it-2022-9
Tired of Brit and American media liars. Russia didn’t sabotage their own pipeline.
“This hurts Russia more than it helps them. Turning off the spigot on their end seems a lot easier.”
But they couldn’t blame the U.S.
I am not saying this is what happened, just addressing these fanciful theoreticals.
I’ve leaned heavily toward this type of scenario. It may
be a team with Soros and others involved too, but the things
Biden does seem to follow the things Obama was doing during
his terms in office.
They’re both about as destructive as two people could be.
Business Insider is your authoritative source on what the Russians have said? LOL.
Instead of relying on clipped phrases, copy and paste entire paragraphs. The ones where the Russians said we’ll do a nuclear first strike. I’ll wait.
[Good grief, it’s embarrassing.]
I’ll bet that you, [like me], totally fell for the “Iraq WMD” false narrative that got us into a war unrelated to 9-11, where tens of thousands died.
I’ve learned, since then.
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