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Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

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Re: Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

#51
It's their loss, literally. USA have ton of oil reserves.

I'm surprised that Norway, a "progressive" country with a huge welfare state, is only known for their oil extraction as wealth generation.

If they don't diversify their economy, they might face the same problem as Venezuela.

Re: Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

#52

If true [1] this is the insanity why Trumps team is right, U.S. warships are currently defending Ukraine. Based on a 10 minute video, 24 hours later, they are cutting off the supply to the US which supports and defends countries like Ukraine in the region and further abroad like Africa. The US isn't attacking Ukraine, FFS. This should be illegal, as critical infrastructure Haltbakk Bunkers should have obligations the…

The US Navy is so large that it's basically impossible to not defend half of Europe while they're deployed. Systems like Aegis provide de-facto area denial to ballistic weapons when they're put anywhere, since we have 11 carrier groups it's not infeasible to send them out on patrol with our (former) allies. It sure beats paying COs merchant marine wages to jerk off in littoral waters waiting to eat a DF-21, fighting to defend America's god-given right to an iPhone 17.

> This should be illegal

Sounds like the US messed up cutting ties with the International Criminal Court then. Maybe one day this heinous act will be brought to justice. Maybe.

Re: Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

#56

Sadly, the jokes on them, the US will pull back from anywhere near russia to allow them to expand as they see fit, and just park as close to isreal to help them level the region

That ship already sailed. Do you see Trump’s USA upholding their NATO obligations to defend other nations?

The only thing that US bases in the EU are doing at the moment is contributing to the local economies. Expecting anything more is magical thinking.

Re: Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

#57

I'm no geopolitics expert, so this might be way off the mark. But it seems like many in Europe are really overplaying their hand here.

On the contrary, the US is making the mistake of believing their own fake numbers.

The U.S. makes up most NATO spending.

Re: Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine

#59
post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Incomplete list of places USA bully, attacks or insults: Canada, EU, Ukraine, Mexico. Complete list of countries USA supports, admires and treats nicely: Russia. If Russia attack Norway, USA may try to make Norway a colony. Or use to situation to mock Norway, get their oil and then sell them to Russia once they have something. But Trump loves Putin and is scared of him, so I can see him to make a "deal" and give him…

The oil lasts longer than Trump's presidency so hopefully the US will not become a dictatorship within that time and will be able to fix this shit before everything turns to hell. Democrats go!<3

Democrats?

Jeffries, the top democrat in the house, is too busy with promoting his book and anyway has decided it’s all in gods hands now. He had one stop in Oakland on Feb 20, and is scheduled again on March 7.

Gee whiz good thing there’s nothing else pressing going on to get in the way of his book tour stops! /s

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