American Politics

[PVMonger]

What is predictable is you blaming Trump for this debacle by Biden.

Sooooo, what you are saying is that trump didn't negotiate an American withdrawal from Afghanistan? That trump wanted the pullout to be after Biden's date? That the QOP went along with trump without complaint? That trump expected the Taliban to play by the rules? That trump didn't handcuff the Afghan government by leaving them out of the negotiations?

Is that what you're saying? Because if it is, it is a lie.

There is plenty of blame to go around on this fiasco that is attributable to both trump and Biden.

[Beijing4987]

We are still waiting for T. Rex Tillerson to write his tell all book, but we know how he felt about his ex boss, an ex president: "fucking moron", sour, crude, and definitely not sweet. Fat Nixon's first trip abroad was to OPEC, otherwise known as Saudi Arabia to give MBS a handjob and fondle his Orb. El Vez has secured interviews with all the relevant players to issue his manifesto. True Dough, Vlad, Maduro & Alberto Fernández: "They will never apologize to me because I knelt before the IMF and indebted Argentina and generations of Argentines" MBS even gave a tour of the torture chamber and bone saw museum.

[Elvis 2008]

Some grades of crude USA has to much of. Some grades of crude like heavy oil USA needs to import it. Mostly from Canada but Biden screwed that up so now we are getting it from Russia.

No, that is not right, but you are getting there. It used to be that everyone wanted sweet crude because gasoline was the big seller. Then diesel cars took off in Europe and you get better yields of diesel with sour crude.

America got sour crude from Venezuela not Canada. The shale oil in the USA and Canada is mostly sweet. Venezuelan production has plummeted which is mostly Venezuela's fault. When you look for sour crude, the country that had it in excess was Russia hence the buying from them. That explains why we are importing from Russia, and it explains the increase in price of diesel fuel.

Gasoline is a different story. The USA has plenty of capacity there and is producing much less now than preCovid. The reason we have not gotten up to precovid levels is American oil companies are pissed at Biden and not in any hurry to have their hands slapped again. You have him cancelling the Keystone pipeline after they put God knows how much money into that. By the way, that is just a pay off to Warren Buffett a big time Democrat contributor who moves Canadian oil by train. A pipeline is cheaper and safer.

Then you have this BS climate change stuff where the oil companies are responsible for destroying the planet. Biden could have asked the American oil companies to increase production but he knew he would be given the middle finger.

So he went to OPEC which is really Saudi Arabia. The Saudis know the USA has capacity to increase production easily. In the past, the world was at full capacity. It is not now. Saudi Arabia knows that shale is a game changer and they have lost control of pricing. They know the rise in price is temporary as shale production will soon rise to match the increase in demand. So they told Biden to pound sand and will enjoy this temporary surge in prices.

Things will smooth out soon, but the reason to me is disgusting. American oil independence was a great story but with the Dems mucking it up, the oil companies will go elsewhere. There is a huge field in Argentina, the vaca muerta, that is as big as the one in West Texas. Instead of investing in Texas, the oil companies will go where they are wanted which is a place like Argentina. Say good bye to all those good oil jobs.

When Biden came in and declared war on the oil companies, you could see them change their behavior. Again, this was just politics as oil companies typically support Republicans. Now that he needs these same companies, they are not going to help him. Like with Afghanistan, Biden is just very, very short sighted. Cancelling that oil pipeline was a huge fuckup and sent word to the oil companies not to invest in America.

[Elvis 2008]

Trump officially lost Bush's predictably failed war in Afghanistan, surrendering it to the Taliban, last year when he reduced our troop level to 2500

What is predictable is you blaming Trump for this debacle by Biden.

[GDreams]

Is there a reason for importing Russian oil rather than producing our own oil?

Is there a reason for boosting Russian Energy companies while hurting domestic oil companies?

Is there a reason for creating millions of jobs in Russia and losing millions of jobs in USA?

Is there a reason for paying more for Russian oil than USA oil?

Is there a reason for making Russian economy great and killing USA economy?

Is there a reason for gas prices of $5.00 gallon?

Only Biden and his loyal democrats can see good in this.

I am sure that there probably is a socialist on here that can agree with Biden on this.

When cars are predominately electric there will be minimal oil imported, no reason to have a presence in the middle east, Russia will be broke and the air will be a lot cleaner to breathe and the people to thank will be Democrats.

[Paulie97]

When Trump or a Trump Wannabe Repub wins California because Californians are so horrified by what Biden and the Dems have done and long for the wonderful Trump Crash, Great Trump Repub Recession and Massive Job Destruction in the millions and millions of yore, get back to me.

You truly have no credibility as you can only rehearse the same mantras over and over. That isn't debate, it's called filibuster, and you'd be stoked for it constantly, anywhere but in a monger forum. That's why you are here. We know Trump is an idiot, but you day after day shriek about Republicans causing all the "crashes" while ignoring Wilson and Truman's recessions. You mock Ike calling the 50's "atrocious," while ignoring all the gains for common people, especially those unionized and in blue collar fields. It was an age of the guy off to work with his lunch box, two roast beef sandwiches and a piece of pie, home ownership, and situations where the wife could afford to stay home. You praise Jimmy Carter even though he left behind a recession and was booted out of office after one term in an embarrassing landslide defeat. And much of a case can be made for the Reagan years, especially seeing that he for much of the time had to deal with a Democratic Congress, which meant compromise.

Like it or not Biden has egg on his face with Afghanistan, as well his hesitancy with voting rights reform as the modern era Jim Crow nonsense digs in it's heels. That all reality for someone who wishes a balanced perspective.

P.S. Stop harassing me in my PM box. I told you that I'm on vacation, but of course your self-centeredness and insistence on being right all the time takes precedence.

[Chris P]

Washington, D. C. Many are expressing concerns over how far the Taliban has managed to advance after Press Secretary Jen Psaki gave her latest press conference while wearing an Islamic Hijab.

"No, there is nothing to worry about, Alhamdulillah, Allah be praised," said Psaki. "The Taliban poses no danger to the USA And they definitely have not advanced as far as Washington, the. See. Everything is fine here. ".

When asked about her new modest religious veil, she responded, "What do you mean? I always wear these! It's sunny out and it keeps the sun off my head. Nothing to worry about!" She then circled back to face Mecca and bowed her head to the ground. She then also stated: "Rumors of the fall of Afghanistan to the Islamist Taliban are greatly exaggerated!

The White House also confirmed that the crowd of military-aged males with AK47's playing soccer on the White House lawn was just a fun little bit of performance art and nothing to be concerned over.

In other news, the. See. Has confirmed that call to prayer will be at 3 pm this afternoon and that everyone needs to be on time. . .

"She then circled back to face Mecca and bowed her head to the ground" - LOL.

When Biden was asked his thoughts on the Muslim takeover, he was heard to reply: "Muslin? Softest sheets I ever owned. Oh yeah. I, er. You know, the thing! What was the question? Where am I? Come on man! Record player. Cornpop. " before wandering into a Bush in the Rose Garden.

[Chris P]

Getting back to you quickly because there was no Trump crash, no Trump recession and no jobs lost by Trump policies. There was a pandemic. Trump policies today are keeping the economy going. Biden is doing his best to kill it.

California is suffering from Biden policies. Our restaurants and businesses were closed while other states were opened. Millions of people were put out of work and lives were destroyed. Businesses are closed. Democrats policy of defund the police and looting and stealing under $1000 not being a crime have destroyed business and made it unsafe to shop in many cities. Homeless control many areas in our state making our streets unsafe. Lower income families can no longer afford to buy gas. The destruction is here but you refuse to acknowledge it. You keep trashing Trump for made up fantasy when Biden is destroying America.

I am a democrat and I can see it. Biden has destroyed the lives of all innocent people in Afghanistan in just 6 months. Our borders are not secure and thousands are entering daily. How many of them are terrorists? The world sees a weak leader of USA and the world is taking advantage. We will see another 9-11 under Biden and you are to blame.

Another excellent post. Remember all of the above when the midterms come up next year, and more importantly in 2024 when we have the opportunity to take back America from these incompetent, willfully destructive lunatics.

[Chris P]

Long term deals. Different kinds of oil. Also, that figure doesn't differentiate between crude and products. We mostly export products, which are higher value -- it's called trade. Do you know that we both export and import beef to Mexico? Why? It turns out that some cuts of beef sell better down there -- there's no George Soros conspiracy.

Good to see you back from Leningrad.

The point is that Biden's handlers have massively boosted Russia and crippled US energy production. The former by approving the Russian pipeline to Europe, which will give Russia vast earnings and power over countries like Germany (literally the ability to turn out their lights); and the latter by stopping the XL pipeline, destroying tens of thousands of high-paying American jobs and reducing American energy independence.

Great job, Sleepy Joe. Almost as good as you did in Kabul.

[Chris P]

Is there a reason for importing Russian oil? Yes, because it is better and my links proved that.

Are we energy independent as trump said? No, and my links proved that.

There are lots of links out there saying Bruce Jenner is a woman. You probably believe them too.

[John Clayton]

How much oil does the US export? About 35% of production. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6.

The bigger question is this: In 2019, the US imported 9.14 million BBLS / day and exported 8.47 million BBLS day.

Why?

Long term deals. Different kinds of oil. Also, that figure doesn't differentiate between crude and products. We mostly export products, which are higher value -- it's called trade. Do you know that we both export and import beef to Mexico? Why? It turns out that some cuts of beef sell better down there -- there's no George Soros conspiracy.

[PVMonger]

Trump officially lost Bush's predictably failed war in Afghanistan, surrendering it to the Taliban, last year when he reduced our troop level to 2500, BEGotiated (Trump could never NEGotiate anything complicated) with just the Taliban, not the govt, for a specific withdrawal date regardless of conditions on the ground and then happily announced his intention to suck some Taliban cock at his invitation to Camp David on the anniversary of Bush's 9-11!

After that, whether the Taliban took over quickly or slowly, brutally or nicely was entirely up to them.

But the fascists won't believe you even though there's ample proof.

https://news.yahoo.com/gop-quietly-r...111358281.html

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/202...YBHLvKfspCPWXg

https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-b...210342818.html

They'll even ignore the fact that CNN is questioning it. https://news.yahoo.com/jake-tapper-p...171426131.html.

[EihTooms]

Might I remind all the intellectual geopolitical geniuses here that Fat Nixon set an earlier date for withdrawal. In another time we chanted in the streets "Pull out Dick, like your father should have" Another jingoistic failed fantasy. The British, Russians, and others also got bloody noses from underestimating their adversaries. I'm not advocating for the Tally Band, a primitive tribe ascribing to religious claptrap and superstition. Please, no more black vs white verbal diarrhea about a very complex situation. Study the history before taping fingers to keyboards. "Charlie Wison's War" ?

Trump officially lost Bush's predictably failed war in Afghanistan, surrendering it to the Taliban, last year when he reduced our troop level to 2500, BEGotiated (Trump could never NEGotiate anything complicated) with just the Taliban, not the govt, for a specific withdrawal date regardless of conditions on the ground and then happily announced his intention to suck some Taliban cock at his invitation to Camp David on the anniversary of Bush's 9-11!

After that, whether the Taliban took over quickly or slowly, brutally or nicely was entirely up to them.

[Cali Guy]

How much oil does the US export? About 35% of production. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6.

The bigger question is this: In 2019, the US imported 9.14 million BBLS / day and exported 8.47 million BBLS day.

Why?

In 2020 the USA imported the least amount of oil since 1991 as per government records below. USA was a net exporter. USA refineries all use different grades of crude oil to make different products. Some grades of crude USA has to much of. Some grades of crude like heavy oil USA needs to import it. Mostly from Canada but Biden screwed that up so now we are getting it from Russia. USA imports crude and refines it and exports the finished product. USA was no longer dependent on foreign oil as of December 31, 2020. 8 months later Biden is begging Russia and OPEC to produce more oil. When USA gets dependent on foreign oil prices go up. The more oil USA produces the prices go down. Hence we have high gas prices in 2021 that we didn't have in 2019 and 2020. Not rocket science but most of you won't understand this. It is the same with any commodity. Supply and demand. Biden energy policy: USA loses. Russia and OPEC benefit. Trump energy policy USA benefits. Russia and OPEC lose. Big difference.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/...nd-exports.php

[Beijing4987]

Might I remind all the intellectual geopolitical geniuses here that Fat Nixon set an earlier date for withdrawal. In another time we chanted in the streets "Pull out Dick, like your father should have" Another jingoistic failed fantasy. The British, Russians, and others also got bloody noses from underestimating their adversaries. I'm not advocating for the Tally Band, a primitive tribe ascribing to religious claptrap and superstition. Please, no more black vs white verbal diarrhea about a very complex situation. Study the history before taping fingers to keyboards. "Charlie Wison's War" ?