Thread: The U.S. is treating Europe like a vassal state

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

The Yermins are doing fuk all, will do fuk all, can do fuk all... It was dumb of them to rely on Russian oil; of course Putin is gonna use it politically in future, just as he has done in the past.

Russia's gas fight with Ukraine - BBC News


I quite like the Ruskies meself, don't see them as any different to other empire builders, but everyone knows Putin is smart and a right sneaky fuker, he will use everything at his disposal to get what he wants. The Yermins are currently getting about (here comes a wild guess... ) 15% of their energy supply from Russian gas and this percentage is increasing - it is a stupid policy with real risks attached; it does give Putin leverage over Germany and by extension the EU.

Does the US have the right to impose these sanctions? Of course not, it's a failure of their diplomacy although their diplomacy has pretty much been their military power ever since the 2nd world war...

It's a ridiculous state of affairs: dumb German policy; bullying US tactics. I wonder if US subs will be destroying the undersea pipeline while Ruskie subs try to stop them?



She's a repulsive and dishonest creature, but she's well out of her depth with Putin; he'll eat her alive...

According to the 2018 figures Germany imports 36% oil and 35% gas from Russia. I don't know the potential increase that will occur due to the pipeline. If the US was so concerned politically it would have done something to address this percentage a long time ago. It's being addressed now only because the US can make money from it...no other reason so they can fook off.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, as the saying goes...

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

I never had much faith in the EU. Especially those countries that got struck hard by covid-19 and are crying for help and begging for money now.
Brexiteers should get a good laugh out of this

Can't see that Brexiteers have much to laugh about right now, but tell you what there'll be plenty to laugh over when our NATO partner Erdogan establishes a proxy base in Libya, opposite the EU in the eastern Med, allowing him among other things to control the immigration flow along two porous fronts. Egypt is making an effort to counter with the advantage of a land border, careful to avoid direct confrontation, the EU is looking the other way, while its only leader that appears to be bothered is Macron with the right noises, halfheartedly, aware that such a package would end up in a Brussels that lacks a spine, two balls and a shot of testosterone.

Turkey has already resumed drilling in disputed waters to a bit of grumbling but mostly shrugs from his EU neighbours, and I for one wouldn't be surprised if he decides they're so fcuking weak that he can get away with something novel like invading a few local Greek islands on some pretext, as a negotiating position for further drilling rights and or permanent occupancy.

Then we can all be suitably outraged.

Nothing wrong with buying cheap gas from Vlad, but if you then become dependent on it you are fucking idiots.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Nothing wrong with buying cheap gas from Vlad, but if you then become dependent on it you are fucking idiots.

And with that, this thread should be closed as there is nothing left to say on the subject.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

And with that, this thread should be closed as there is nothing left to say on the subject.

You wish.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Nothing wrong with buying cheap gas from Vlad, but if you then become dependent on it you are fucking idiots.

Good logic as usually: Better to buy expensive gas from (please no names here), they do not want from you any dependency nor being a vassal, do they?

Well it had to be one fucking muppet or the other didn't it?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Nothing wrong with buying cheap gas from Vlad, but if you then become dependent on it you are fucking idiots.

Yep, they're too smart to learn the implications of being dependent on China.

Originally Posted by jabir

Yep, they're too smart to learn the implications of being dependent on China.

When did China start exporting gas?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Nothing wrong with buying cheap gas from Vlad, but if you then become dependent on it you are fucking idiots.

Wondering where is the dependency of Europe when after decades of "buying cheap gas from Vlad" they are still buying cheap, even if imposing sanctions on "Vlad"?

Whilst when buying expensive gas from others (please no names here), the others still forcing to buy expensive, and/or threatening by sanctions if not stopping the job...

But perhaps with my poor English I do not understand what is to "become dependent".

Please enlighten me...

Originally Posted by OhOh

I suspect China is "dependent" on many countries, for various industrial and consumer products.

There is a bit of difference between abruptly losing your supply of chainsaws and DVD players as opposed to losing your supply of energy.

You fucking idiot.

Germany kicked out the occupied forces in the east. Now its time to kick out the seppos. So that Germany can be a country again.

Germany owns a trillion dollars in US debt. So its Germany that has been subsidizing the US's defense. Not the other way around

Originally Posted by jabir

Yep, they're too smart to learn the implications of being dependent on China.

As opposed to the US and Anglo world in general, who are systemic dual debtors to China.

If the US had a trade surplus with the whole world minus China, it would still have a trade deficit, because of China.

I love it when backspin tries to play with the big boys.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Well it had to be one fucking muppet or the other didn't it?

Harry's only card. The ad hom

Originally Posted by Backspin

Germany kicked out the occupied forces in the east.

No, the Germany did not kick out any occupied forces, neither in the east.
The occupied forces in the east of Germany, as well as in the other then Warsaw Block states, have withdrawn by their our decision, to the big surprise of the whole world.

Originally Posted by Backspin

Harry's only card. The ad hom

Sobered up have we?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I love it when backspin tries to play with the big boys.

You, klondick, jabir and ohno?

Originally Posted by cyrille

You, klondick, jabir and ohno?

Are you excluding yourself sybil?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

No, the Germany did not kick out any occupied forces, neither in the east.

Originally Posted by Klondyke

withdrawn by their our decision

Originally Posted by Klondyke

No, the Germany did not kick out any occupied forces, neither in the east.
The occupied forces in the east of Germany, as well as in the other then Warsaw Block states, have withdrawn by their our decision, to the big surprise of the whole world.

That's true. The Russians withdrew gracefully. Without any blood spilled. All they asked was that NATO didn't expand east. But why have peace when you can have war - Seppos.

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

Let's face it, not only Trump is an asshole but 99.9% of U.S. politicians are. When you look at the candidates who are trying to knock off Trump you know that the U.S. is a nightmare (Hillary was just the bginning).
Actually, the whole White House should be impeached !
What motives does the U.S. have to tell Europe where to buy their gas? MONEY!





Germany, EU decry US Nord Stream sanctions | News | DW | 21.12.2019

Well, let's see how this ends up.

I agree with Herms, get all of those US bases and troops out of Europe. Stand up for themselves, C'mon man it's been over 50 years, bout time to defend for themselves hey, I mean they can buy the stuff from the USA or France or Russia or China(the cheapest) About time they start enlisting more defense personnel, Jobs jobs jobs, for Europeans,Get those Yanks out and give ya own countrymen a job, and take the planes and tanks and weapons with ya.

Originally Posted by deeks

get all of those US bases and troops out of Europe

Perhaps it's coming now after November. Actually, the new POTUS can just de-dust the premises he had made during his VP time - beside the ones made by his boss - and read it again... (maybe, anybody will believe him now at last?)