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AmericanCardigan's avatar

Like I said in a previous blog post... I wonder if the Aspen Institute Conference "gamed" this out last year. If not, the Maidan crew (Tony & Vicky) should be forced to resign.

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Yancey Ward's avatar

LOL! A lot of Tories would like to kill Boris, too.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

If Russia can build a pipeline across the neck of Afghanistan into Pakistan that would be amazing.

Another alternative is go through China bypassing Afghanistan.

Interesting Russia is doing Energy Diplomacy with the Stans..

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stablesort's avatar

"The daily added that Turkmenistan will be open to the idea of Russia constructing a gas pipeline on its territory leading to the south for Russian gas to be marketed. It disclosed that Kabul is not only receptive but negotiations have already taken place between Russian and Taliban authorities on building a pipeline to Afghanistan – and, an agreement is ready for signature."

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/09/03/100-years-of-russian-gas-for-india/

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Sarcastic Cynical Texan's avatar

We in the USA have enough of our own Home Grown Lunatics In Charge (HGLIC's), who threaten to destroy our nation from within. Do we really need Foreign Madmen In Charge (FMIC's), of countries that have very little (or none at all) strategic significance to the USA dragging us into war? Oh what fools we were to have allowed NATO to continue to exist after it's purpose was fulfilled!!!

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AmericanCardigan's avatar

The reality is NATO and the EU's influence is being reduced so low they'll be able to play handball on a curb.

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Joseph Kaplan's avatar

Viet nam. Incrementalism

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