Today I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished)....
Today I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished).
Such prices should also help Russia with its current economy troubles (side-bonus?)
Unlucky bonus. Attacking Venezuela and Iran isn't beneficial for Russia in the slightest. Higher Petro prices is just collateral. I'm not entirely convinced the price of oil and gas is the target....
Unlucky bonus. Attacking Venezuela and Iran isn't beneficial for Russia in the slightest. Higher Petro prices is just collateral.
I'm not entirely convinced the price of oil and gas is the target. Fracking makes oil profitable at a much lower rate than pump jacks do.
It's most assuredly about oil, but I question if the motive isn't more about the multipolarity of the US-China rivalry.
An aside is that my energy company trying to force me onto a variable pricing contract must be seething right now. I'm not the world's smartest man, but a company trying to make me take a variable pricing contract makes me wary in turbulent times.
Depending on how green your local electricity grid is, might be more immune from geopolitics than you think. If you have large electricity consuming device you can shift the usage of, I would look...
Depending on how green your local electricity grid is, might be more immune from geopolitics than you think. If you have large electricity consuming device you can shift the usage of, I would look into it.
I think the timing and method are scattershot, but the Strait of Hormuz has been a geopolitical flashpoint for decades. Plenty of parties have interest in the region before Trump came on stage....
I think the timing and method are scattershot, but the Strait of Hormuz has been a geopolitical flashpoint for decades. Plenty of parties have interest in the region before Trump came on stage. He's just the willing and gullible fool.
I wouldn't focus too much on any one reason. Another reason is that Iran is the enemy of Israel and Saudi Arabia and they reportedly talked Trump into it. And Iran has been an enemy of the US for...
I wouldn't focus too much on any one reason. Another reason is that Iran is the enemy of Israel and Saudi Arabia and they reportedly talked Trump into it. And Iran has been an enemy of the US for a long time, too. (For example, W. Bush famously made a speech about the "axis of evil.")
High gas prices aren't in the Republicans’ favor. But maybe Trump doesn't care about that.
Israel killed thr leadership of their historic enemy. That's kinda what they do. (Previous examples: Hamas and Hezbollah.) They seem to think it works for them. Maybe they they hope the new...
Israel killed thr leadership of their historic enemy. That's kinda what they do. (Previous examples: Hamas and Hezbollah.) They seem to think it works for them. Maybe they they hope the new government won't fund proxy wars so much.
Today I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished).
Such prices should also help Russia with its current economy troubles (side-bonus?)
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Unlucky bonus. Attacking Venezuela and Iran isn't beneficial for Russia in the slightest. Higher Petro prices is just collateral.
I'm not entirely convinced the price of oil and gas is the target. Fracking makes oil profitable at a much lower rate than pump jacks do.
It's most assuredly about oil, but I question if the motive isn't more about the multipolarity of the US-China rivalry.
An aside is that my energy company trying to force me onto a variable pricing contract must be seething right now. I'm not the world's smartest man, but a company trying to make me take a variable pricing contract makes me wary in turbulent times.
Depending on how green your local electricity grid is, might be more immune from geopolitics than you think. If you have large electricity consuming device you can shift the usage of, I would look into it.
It's gas. Last time we had gas shortages our government had to introduce a price cap.
Yeah, gas dynamic pricing doesn't make any sense
I don't think there's any deeper motivation than the fascistic strong man wants to go on military misadventures.
I think the timing and method are scattershot, but the Strait of Hormuz has been a geopolitical flashpoint for decades. Plenty of parties have interest in the region before Trump came on stage. He's just the willing and gullible fool.
I wouldn't focus too much on any one reason. Another reason is that Iran is the enemy of Israel and Saudi Arabia and they reportedly talked Trump into it. And Iran has been an enemy of the US for a long time, too. (For example, W. Bush famously made a speech about the "axis of evil.")
High gas prices aren't in the Republicans’ favor. But maybe Trump doesn't care about that.
Its just that it doesnt make any other sense to me. Regime change is Persia seems... unlikely from where i stand. What does Israel gets?
Israel killed thr leadership of their historic enemy. That's kinda what they do. (Previous examples: Hamas and Hezbollah.) They seem to think it works for them. Maybe they they hope the new government won't fund proxy wars so much.
It certainly is fortuitous that those coal plants in the US were ordered to continue operating.