Don't buy from a tyrant, buy our freedom gas! That will stick it to Putin and will secure large cash flow to US.
From US standpoint, this is win-win situation and since they can just pressure Europe via trade wars, this is going to be new reality.
Being most powerful country on Earth have its benefits.
Sactions aren't the same thing as cutting off trade. It's almost like international politics is nuanced. Besides, sanctions are meant to sting, not destroy. Do you really want to push Russia into a situation where they have nothing to lose? It's not a country that you can bully into submission (like Iran). Besides, all of this is easy for an American to argue, considering whatever happens doesn't affect you to the same degree.
Originally Posted by SwizzleOriginally Posted by StarbuyPWNDyou
Yeah remember that fight about a pipiline in the fucking US? Remember that EUROPE? Cus that totally involved you, eh EUROPE?
Yeah let's have a fucking pipline from the US, across the fucking Atlantic and half the American continent instead of Russia that's right next door. Brilliant. That's not gonna cost us a horrendous amount. Why wouldn't we want Russia to turn even more towards China? Just let them buddy up as much as possible!
Stop trying to understand an entire continent and it's diverse countries with your US-centric ignorance.
I applaud the Europe commitment to green energy but how they go about this is fucking retarded. They should have gone to nuclear power until the transition is complete which some people believe will not happen until 2050 . Then they would not nearly be as reliant on gas as they are now.
I have to agree with Trump on this one.
You can't make Russia out to be this big baddie that you need protection from (at mostly the USA's expense) then you turn around and you and ink a billion dollar plus/year oil deal with the big baddy.
Who the heck do these people think they are? Are they out of their minds? Either Russia is a "big baddie" or they are your "business partner"- make up your mind already.
Trump is right- we can't afford to subsidize this nonsense. We owe trillions to China, we just don't have the money.
We should agree to match Germany's contribution to NATO- and not a dollar more.
How I see it... Trade has always been a warrantor for peace. Nations beeing dependend on another are more likely to get along side by side. I seriously don't see any problem to do trade with Russia if both sides profit from it and grow wealth. Political sharades are another thing but I fail to see what's bad having a good economic relation with Russia.
I get it that Trump wants better deals, so negotiate..... He's even right on a few things and I aprechiate a little kick in the European butt if that makes us more self-reliant.