Re:Was the Nord Stream 2 Rupture an Accidental Catalyst?
by tptacek on Monday February 20, 2023 @10:16AM
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Here it's worth adding that none of these pipelines were operational in the first place, so the idea that this was some great economic coup against Russia is kind of off the table.
Re:Was the Nord Stream 2 Rupture an Accidental Catalyst?
by iavael on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:32PM
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> attempting to achieve what it had already achieved
It did not. War will end sooner or later and pipeline will again become tempting source for cheap gas for Germany and other European countries. Now after 3 of 4 lines gone Germany has no way back to being dependant on russian gas.
That's "their single anonymous source."
> the Americans have the abundantly clear motive of kneecapping the Russian economy, while increasing the value of their own oil exports.
If you're going to dismiss Russia's motives as purportedly stupid, you also need to acknowledge the stupidity of America's motives in attempting to achieve what it had already achieved.
One of the things that makes this interesting is that no one has a great motive (save the one actor that most are ready to discount due to lack of opportunity to do it--Ukraine).