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Ryan Zinke: Naval blockade is an option for dealing with Russia
Washington Examiner ^ | Sep 28, 2018 | John Siciliano

Posted on 09/29/2018 2:16:19 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says the U.S. Navy can blockade Russia if needed to keep it from controlling energy supplies in the Middle East as it does in Europe.

"The United States has that ability, with our Navy, to make sure the sea lanes are open..." Zinke said on Friday at an industry event in Pittsburgh hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance.

He was there to explain why hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the shale energy boom has given the U.S. an edge over its rivals Russia and Iran, by making the U.S. less dependent on foreign sources of energy.

"Russia is a one trick pony," Zinke said, explaining that its economy hinges on its ability to sell energy. "I believe the reason they are in the Middle East is they want to broker energy just like they do in eastern Europe, the southern belly of Europe."

President Trump wants the European Union to buy more U.S. natural gas to diversify the continent's energy supply away from Russia.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: energy; interior; naturalgas; navy; nordstream2; oil; pipeline; russia; sanctions; trumpenergy; usnavy; zinke
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1 posted on 09/29/2018 2:16:19 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

How does a blockade keep the sea lanes open?


2 posted on 09/29/2018 2:21:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

That would be idiotic.


3 posted on 09/29/2018 2:23:25 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Isn’t a blockade traditionally considered an act of war?


4 posted on 09/29/2018 2:24:22 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Isn’t a blockade traditionally considered an act of war?

Yes, it would. But without McCain around to suggest over-aggressive military stupidity, it's nice to see that someone stepped up for him.

5 posted on 09/29/2018 2:26:49 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Yes, a blockade is an act of war.

With warmonger McCain dead, someone has to pick up the slack.


6 posted on 09/29/2018 2:26:56 PM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I thought we left this Neo-Con crap behind?


7 posted on 09/29/2018 2:28:11 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Notice the lack of talking about blockading China, which is a FAR bigger potential threat.


8 posted on 09/29/2018 2:29:18 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Sounds as dicey as all hell. It would leave Russia with very little choice.


9 posted on 09/29/2018 2:29:53 PM PDT by TalBlack (It's hard to shoot people when they are shooting back at you...)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Why is the Secretary of the Interior commenting on Department of Defense matters?


10 posted on 09/29/2018 2:30:23 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: Henry Hnyellar

He’s a 20+ year Navy guy and served on the Armed Services Committee. Teamed with McCain to urge American ground forces be used in the Middle East.


11 posted on 09/29/2018 2:37:36 PM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

It would be impossible to blockade Russia.
It was hard enough to blockade Cuba.
I spent a year off the coast of Cuba on a destroyer in 1962. I couldn’t imagine the number of ships needed to blockade Russia.
The author has no concept of what a Naval Blockade requires in ships and manpower.


12 posted on 09/29/2018 2:40:46 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The Spirit of Alfred Thayer Mahan Lives On


13 posted on 09/29/2018 2:42:49 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Schumer delenda est.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

You want a war with Russia, put your sons and daughters on the front line first.


14 posted on 09/29/2018 3:05:20 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Let’s have a war with Iran..!!!

Let’s have a war with Russia..!

These war mongers are nuts.


15 posted on 09/29/2018 3:06:08 PM PDT by gaijin
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Russia Russia Russia. Oh, did I mention Russia? They are the focus of all the misdirection.

How about China, China, China.
How about SA, SA, SA.
How about DC, DC, DC.
How about Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve.
How about _MORE_ USConstitution, USConstitution, USConstitution.


16 posted on 09/29/2018 3:12:14 PM PDT by veracious (UN=OIC=Islam ; Dems may change USAgov completely, just amend USConstitution)
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To: Husker24
What century is this guy living in? We don’t have enough ships for that.

You want to screw with Russia? Three words. Liquid Natural Gas. Threaten to open new markets to Europe and the Russians will freak. How do I know? If you watch RT in the proper context, it’s Putinvision, you see lots of negative coverage of fracking. The same with Al Queda, I mean Al Jazeera TV. US energy production scares them because our good fortune is a threat to any influence they have.

Asymmetric, is less costly, safer, and we make some bucks while we are doing it.

17 posted on 09/29/2018 3:12:27 PM PDT by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Isn’t a blockade traditionally considered an act of war?


Yes it is.

Why are people pushing the US to go to war with Russia?

The administration can “punish” Russia without starting WWIII


18 posted on 09/29/2018 3:26:27 PM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: BenLurkin

How does a blockade keep the sea lanes open?

> That’s why he’s secretary of the INTERIOR. :)


19 posted on 09/29/2018 3:39:21 PM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: BuffaloJack

My mother and I stood at the Malecon in Havana and we could see the navy ships offshore. My mother was praying that the bombing would start. My half brother had taken part in the Bay of Pigs invasion the year before and was captured. We were able to leave in ‘65. Thank God!


20 posted on 09/29/2018 3:48:26 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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