FBI Director Wray: China is the “greatest long-term threat” to the US

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What's the point here? If Merkel wants to do business with Russia and risk getting screwed over by Putin that's Germany's business, not trump's. If trump wants to do natural gas business with Germany then maybe he should stop scolding Merkel and be a little more conciliatory.

The point is simple enough, Trump, and many others I might add, think it is crazy to rely on a potential enemy for your energy supplies. It's not just gas but also oil that Germany imports from Russia.

This article is surprisingly honest given the source!

https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/05/new...ncy/index.html

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Biden has not been in a position to call the shots. As a V-P he answered to Obama and as a senator he was on an equal footing with the other 99. He's never been a lone wolf running his own agenda.

Biden is too weak a person to prevent the Progressives from running amok and controlling the agenda.

[Hawkeye10]

I am increasingly thinking that this boat burning in San Diego is the work of China and/or its allies.

[christiefan915]

The point is simple enough, Trump, and many others I might add, think it is crazy to rely on a potential enemy for your energy supplies. It's not just gas but also oil that Germany imports from Russia.

I did read the article and it wasn't limited to Germany. Seems quite a few others in Europe also rely on Russian natural gas.

[christiefan915]

Biden is too weak a person to prevent the Progressives from running amok and controlling the agenda.

He's not weak. And if the American people vote for progressives there's not much Biden can do about it except work with them, and vice versa. Frankly I don't see progressives taking over the party.

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He's not weak. And if the American people vote for progressives there's not much Biden can do about it except work with them, and vice versa. Frankly I don't see progressives taking over the party.

Yes we'll have to differ about that as I see them doing exactly that. To my mind they are little different to Corbyn's takeover of Labour which thankfully has now been routed.

[christiefan915]

Yes we'll have to differ about that as I see them doing exactly that. To my mind they are little different to Corbyn's takeover of Labour which thankfully has now been routed.

I felt the same about the Tea Party as you feel about progressives but nobody even talks about the Tea Party anymore. It may go the same way for progressives.

[Bill]

dont be an ass. I always advocate realpolitik -and that means treating Russia like any other state.
Obama got a chance at a Russian reset, but the Obama IC made sure Trump got fucked by Russiaphobia instead

Well how is it workin out for putin & trump the innocent thus far??

[Bill]

When is the last time I supported interventionism? NEVER.
Not Vietnam / not Iraq / not Libya / not Syria...Ok.. I supported Grenada

You didn't deny the unprovoked invasion of Afghani-NAM!!!!


lol

Oh, Panama either.

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I did read the article and it wasn't limited to Germany. Seems quite a few others in Europe also rely on Russian natural gas.

Europe takes nearly 40% of Russian gas, not sure about oil. That's is far too much on my opinion.

[dukkha]

Europe takes nearly 40% of Russian gas, not sure about oil. That's is far too much on my opinion.

its cheap compared to other sources -where else would you buy from LNG tankers?
That has to be more expensive..

Russia selling nat gas to Germany is a natural trading partner

[dukkha]

Well how is it workin out for putin & trump the innocent thus far??

you mean ignoring the deleterious effect of the Russian Hoax, and the screw up of Obama's Russian reset
by Vicky Nuland and McCain?

about what you would expect. unfinished business

[dukkha]

He's not weak. And if the American people vote for progressives there's not much Biden can do about it except work with them, and vice versa. Frankly I don't see progressives taking over the party.

with due respect,all the political power is with Progs. Pelosi knew Impeachment was a bad political idea
but she had to give into the mob/Prog

[dukkha]

TBT I haven't kept up on Libya since Qadaffi was killed. That was 2011, it's depressing to think they're still spiraling after nine years.

it's a hell of alot more then DEPRESSING -
it's a fucking tragedy that is now spanning 2 decades!
Libya is now being torn apart by regional powers backing different factions of the never-ending Civil war.

If you haven't kept up - you missed ISIS depravities in Libya as well.
that would never have happened under Qaddafi

I keep a running thread in Off Topic.. in chronological order -newest last
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/sh...85#post3771285

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its cheap compared to other sources -where else would you buy from LNG tankers?
That has to be more expensive..

Russia selling nat gas to Germany is a natural trading partner

Meanwhile Germany is closing down nuclear power stations because of the Greens, that's just lunacy.