Someone pointed recently out that Biden now has the incontrollable head shake that is associated with dementia, they are going to have to start hiding this guy away from the public and not let him speak off the cuff anymore lest he start a war.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Oh my God, what an absolute clown show.

I read tleddy’s post and thought “oh, but he misspoke, we’ll see it within five posts.” I was rewarded by scrolling down.

I have no words.

Threatening military intervention against a nuclear power in land squabble is not a good idea.

Taiwan is not a sovereign country. It has never declared independence from China. After the communists won the Chinese Civil War, the leaders of the Republic of China fled to Taiwan and declared themselves the legitimate government of China. Nothing has changed in 75 or so years. The U.S. has promised aid to Taiwan if they are attacked, but not if they provoke China. Declaring independence would be a provocation so it's been a diplomatic stalemate for decades.

No matter what happens to Taiwan, we are not going to go to war with China. Period. Putting a carrier battle group off the coast of Taiwan in international waters would be the typical show of force, unless China sinks the carrier with their supposed hypersonic missiles. And that would be an act of war, requiring a response.

Best not fuck around.

Biden is a moron and he's trying to sound tough, so that China doesn't invade Taiwan, and having two wars on his watch. Trump says he told Putin - invade Ukraine and I hit Moscow - probably with a grin and a "don't try me" look. But Biden told the press, not Xi directly.

This practice of using our STRATEGIC reserves for political purposes HAS TO END.

White House Mulls Tapping Emergency Diesel Stockpile To Address East Coast Crisis

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The East Coast of the U.S. has some of the lowest seasonal diesel inventory on record. Retail diesel prices at the pump from the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area to New York City are well over $6 a gallon, a record high. Major trucking companies warned drivers of imminent shortages as the summer driving season begins later this week. Now the Biden administration is scrambling and has proposed an emergency action to drain a critical stockpile to mitigate the massive supply crunch.

A senior White House official told CNN that President Biden could soon release diesel from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to arrest record-high prices for diesel across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.

The senior official said President Biden is prepared to authorize the release if conditions deteriorate, adding the supply crunch has stabilized in recent days...

My FIL has been friends for years with a guy who owns his own 18 wheeler and has been in the trucking industry for going 40 years now, we just found out that he said things are getting bad, the high price of diesel and less and less to haul are ominous signs of things to come.

Biden is a fuck up and his mumbling responses don't reflect U.S. policy. The Chinese can safely ignore the guy, but what an incredibly dangerous thing for the old fool to be saying. This guys mental decline really may become dangerous.

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Taiwan is not a sovereign country. It has never declared independence from China. After the communists won the Chinese Civil War, the leaders of the Republic of China fled to Taiwan and declared themselves the legitimate government of China. Nothing has changed in 75 or so years. The U.S. has promised aid to Taiwan if they are attacked, but not if they provoke China. Declaring independence would be a provocation so it's been a diplomatic stalemate for decades.

Oh, FFS. Since we've got assets and something of a policy already in place, let's wait until there's a problem - so that we actually know what the problem is - before tying ourselves in knots trying to figure out how to get out of the problem. There's a reason for our 'strategic ambiguity', and that strategic ambiguity is still in place. Meanwhile, the Red Chinese have a laundry list of major problems at home to solve and their statistical models on what the US would do if they invaded Taiwan are changing every week, if not every hour or every day.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Oh my God, what an absolute clown show.

I read tleddy’s post and thought “oh, but he misspoke, we’ll see it within five posts.” I was rewarded by scrolling down.

I have no words.

If the policy is one of strategic ambiguity then Biden and crew are the masters of it. Perhaps his administration plans on making all foreign policy operate on the same principal?

Germany is screwed:

German industry is reportedly preparing to institute gas rationing in Europe’s largest economy as Vladimir Putin’s Russia cut off shipments to Finland, which has launched an application to join the NATO military alliance.

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The Federal Network Agency of Germany, locally known as the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), is reportedly drafting action plans to implement gas rationing in response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s demands that unfriendly nations purchase natural gas from Moscow in rubles rather than Western currencies such as the dollar or euro.

According to a report from the Reuters news agency, BNetzA — which regulates energy in Germany — said: “Depending on the seriousness of the shortages … it could be necessary … to cut supply of gas to some users to zero..."

Where is that video of Germans laughing as President Trump warned them about relying on the Russians for their energy supplies?

Every time the Bidiot speaks, all I can picture is “Oh McGoo, you’ve done it again!”

On the bright side given a yes/no question, there's a 50% chance he'll get it right...

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
Threatening military intervention against a nuclear power in land squabble is not a good idea.

Kind of like Trump threatening fire and fury the likes of which the world has never seen against North Korea?

I'm of a mind that, as much as I despise Biden, this wasn't a bad thing to say. Yeah, ambiguity has it's place, but so does saying, "Don't fuck with me."

After their two colossal foreign policy fails (Afghanistan and Ukraine), Xi might just be thinking, "Fuck it, why not?". Personally, I don't think it was bad to say "Don't even think about it".

Where is that vid of magic muslim and mittens romney arguing about Russia being an existential threat during the 2012 election debates and krimson kenyan tries to be cool and says "they 80s are calling and they want their foreign policy back..."

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
Where is that video of Germans laughing as President Trump warned them about relying on the Russians for their energy supplies?

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
Threatening military intervention against a nuclear power in land squabble is not a good idea.

Kind of like Trump threatening fire and fury the likes of which the world has never seen against North Korea?

I'm of a mind that, as much as I despise Biden, this wasn't a bad thing to say. Yeah, ambiguity has it's place, but so does saying, "Don't fuck with me."

After their two colossal foreign policy fails (Afghanistan and Ukraine), Xi might just be thinking, "Fuck it, why not?". Personally, I don't think it was bad to say "Don't even think about it".

China is in a unique position. They have the Hunter files. So Joe runs his mouth and they know that is all it is, bluster for the camera.

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Originally posted by PASig:
Germany is screwed:

German industry is reportedly preparing to institute gas rationing in Europe’s largest economy as Vladimir Putin’s Russia cut off shipments to Finland, which has launched an application to join the NATO military alliance.

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The Federal Network Agency of Germany, locally known as the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), is reportedly drafting action plans to implement gas rationing in response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s demands that unfriendly nations purchase natural gas from Moscow in rubles rather than Western currencies such as the dollar or euro.

According to a report from the Reuters news agency, BNetzA — which regulates energy in Germany — said: “Depending on the seriousness of the shortages … it could be necessary … to cut supply of gas to some users to zero..."

The minute Russia crossed into Ukraine, Germany knew the worst possible scenario regarding their economy, and 'green energy policies' were to become a reality. The cart-before-the-horse enthusiasm from the alternative energy jihadists have now been checked with reality...and the German people who enthusiastically supported this in all their political leaders, are going to feel the pain.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Oh my God, what an absolute clown show.

^^^Bingo. This incontinent, drooling, moron is walking this country right up to the brink of war with his delusions and lack of brain function.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Personally, I don't think it was bad to say "Don't even think about it".

That makes one of us. IMO Biden just F-d up again big time. Nobody takes that incontinent moron seriously on any topic. The man is a total joke and everyone in the world with a TV or computer knows it.

Biden burned his bridge to Saudi Arabia during the debates and now they won't even take his phone calls. Read the article and then watch the videos for a history lesson.


Saudi Arabia Signals Backing for Russia in OPEC+

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...in-opec_4483815.html

Saudi Arabia has signaled its support for Russia as a continued member of the OPEC+ oil cartel, which comes amid ongoing Western pressure to sanction and isolate Moscow over the Ukraine invasion.

Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told the Financial Times in an interview published on May 22 that he sees Russia as an integral part of the OPEC+ group of oil producers, adding that politics should be kept out of the alliance.

He said Saudi Arabia hopes “to work an agreement with OPEC+ … which includes Russia,” referring to a new crude production deal. Oil pumping quotas under the current OPEC+ agreement struck in 2020 are set to expire in several months.

While the United States banned oil imports from Russia in March, member states of the European Union remain divided on phasing out Russian crude imports.

OPEC and its allies are unwinding record output cuts put in place during the worst of the pandemic in 2020, although they have rebuffed Western pressure to raise output at a faster pace as energy consumers grapple with the highest oil prices in years.

Oil prices surged above $130 per barrel in March over concerns of disrupted supplies from Russia, although they have since eased.

Brent crude futures rose by 22 cents to $112.77 a barrel by midafternoon on May 23, while the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude fell 49 cents to $109.79.

High crude prices have translated into pain at the pump for drivers. The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the United States spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon, according to the Lundberg Survey, while JPMorgan analysts expect prices to climb above $6 a gallon by the end of the summer.

In his interview with the Financial Times, Prince Abdulaziz blamed soaring gasoline prices on taxes and a lack of global refining capacity.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that the Russia–Ukraine conflict has injected greater volatility into oil markets.

“Sanctions on Russia and other independent corporate actions contributed to falling oil production in Russia and continue to create significant market uncertainties about the potential for further oil supply disruptions,” EIA stated in the outlook, noting that Russia sanctions came against a backdrop of persistent upward oil price pressures and low oil inventories.

Global oil inventory levels in April in developed countries stood at 2.63 billion barrels, up marginally from February, when they fell to their lowest level since April 2014, EIA stated.

“Because oil inventories are currently low, we expect downward oil price pressures will be limited and market conditions will exist for significant price volatility.”

The agency predicts Brent will average $103 per barrel in the second half of 2022, before falling to $97 per barrel in 2023.

In its most recent monthly report, OPEC cut its forecast for growth in world oil demand in 2022, citing the impact of the Ukraine war, surging inflation, and pandemic curbs in China.

The irony of this thread is the answer, both. I'm actually very pleased he said we would defend Taiwan as my wife's family is still there and I love the country. Plus a bulk of our chips come from there.

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Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told the Financial Times in an interview published on May 22 that he sees Russia as an integral part of the OPEC+ group of oil producers, adding that politics should be kept out of the alliance.

He said Saudi Arabia hopes “to work an agreement with OPEC+ … which includes Russia,” referring to a new crude production deal. Oil pumping quotas under the current OPEC+ agreement struck in 2020 are set to expire in several months.

That's right, OPEC+ will work with Russia to set new quotas. Didn't mention they'd be working with the US on those numbers, did they. What ya think the result of that work will be for the US? Just more collateral damage from consistently retarded foreign policy decisions and a continuing stream of vomited, moronic commentary by the retard in our White House and his cabal of un-American, grifting, garbage.

Re: this idiots most recent comments. We just don’t say it out loud to not embarrass the Chinese commies. I’m sure this has been said behind the scenes for years to the CCCP. Don’t F with Taiwan or we will hammer you like a ton of bricks.