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Increasing Domestic energy production should be done, not as part of the sanctions, but because it makes sense

It reduces the price of energy, ameliorates inflation, gets us out of the Middle East, takes hundreds of billions out of the pockets of Iran and Russia, and would help power our economy.

But as far as Russia and Iran go... it’s hard to fund a war when you are barely breaking even on the biggest driver of your economy (Russia) and it’s hard to export terrorism (Iran) when your main export is sold near cost ... you can barely afford to pay your security service to keep you i power.

1 posted on 02/21/2022 9:24:08 PM PST by ChiefJayStrongbow
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To: ChiefJayStrongbow

Want to bet the Russians or ChiComs paid the Democrats to draw down production?


2 posted on 02/21/2022 9:25:38 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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The only reason Biden opened up the Russian pipeline was because he was paid to do it. Biden is making money by selling off US energy independence.


3 posted on 02/21/2022 9:25:43 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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Won’t happen.

Why should Chairman Xoe do ANYTHING that would prosper Americans?


4 posted on 02/21/2022 9:26:54 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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That is what you would do if your goal was the well-being of the USA. It should be painfully obvious by now that the goal of his junta is the controlled demolition of the USA and solidifying power.

Their more likely response would be for Biden to blame others and double down and make moves to further ensure their ability to steal elections.


6 posted on 02/21/2022 9:28:56 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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President Retard has been screwing over America on energy since he seized power 🤪

We have our own problems first


7 posted on 02/21/2022 9:31:47 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: ChiefJayStrongbow

Do any Freepers believe that “sanctions” will result in the flow of Russian oil and gas going to Germany diminishing or stopping ?


8 posted on 02/21/2022 9:34:55 PM PST by allendale
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oh, so NOW ramp up production... WTAF???


11 posted on 02/21/2022 9:47:51 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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You’re chasing the squirrel, dude. Nurse Jill’s patient has no desire to punish Russia in any way for anything. He is doing their bidding.


12 posted on 02/21/2022 9:48:08 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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Not going to happen. The Green New Deal is more important.


14 posted on 02/21/2022 10:09:45 PM PST by kabar
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Biden has already crushed the American energy industry. It will take 2 years to get back where we were, even if we went whole hog tomorrow. That would against Biden’s base. It would, in their eyes, increase global warming which they think is the greatest threat.


15 posted on 02/21/2022 10:13:21 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Fifteen days to slow the curve! Just fifteen days!)
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Quite simply, everything Trump did has to be canceled, including energy independence. About the only thing they haven’t got around to yet is re-banning incandescent light bulbs.


19 posted on 02/21/2022 10:31:12 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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Oh goody....let's freeze a whole bunch of people out. These sanctions will only hurt people. And China will simply step in and tell Russia to direct their supply. And/or they will create a special reserve...maybe even in China.

When will we start thinking out of the box.

20 posted on 02/21/2022 10:39:18 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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Biden is never going to make moves to favor domestic oil production. In his best day, it wasn’t in his DNA. And now he’s just a pathetic, clueless old fart who barely remembers Jill’s name.

You know, like most of us here, I knew and predicted that the Biden administration would be an utter disaster for this country. On one level, I feel schadenfreude over the Biden s-—show. You know, half of America and most of the rest of the world had this crazy, irrational hatred of Trump, so they cheered the election of a doddering old dementia patients. AS the saying goes, how’s that workin’ out for you? At the same time, most of us have to live in this country and all of us have to live in this world, and Biden’s utter incompetence has disastrous consequences for more or less everyone. In other words, it’s hard to feel schadenfreude when we’re all harmed by him


27 posted on 02/22/2022 12:23:10 AM PST by irishjuggler
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Ah, so this is the real reason Lizard Cheney is craving for a war with Russia - goes back to Daddy’s Halliburton. OIL.


39 posted on 02/22/2022 4:23:50 AM PST by Baldwin77 (If you put anything into my body WITHOUT my consent, IT IS RAPE.)
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Why do we need to do anything to Russia? What are they doing to us? Nothing is the correct answer. The Ukraine is a broke corrupt satellite of the EU/NWO. Its a gesarean mafia stronghold.

On the other hand the govt of the USA is currently a captured operation and is occupied by a belligerent force who’s every move is suspect.


43 posted on 02/22/2022 8:00:39 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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