Re: I ask again. Why isn't Biden pulling all US oil

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quick tip, invoking "hunter" gives the game away

Feb 28, 2022, 6:20 PM

especially when you are trying to call others "partisan shills."

I keep rereading the article and trying to find how someone could read it as partisan but I'm having trouble, can you point me to where you think the author is being partisan?

My summary of the article would be:

1.) Cutting off purchasing Russia oil would hurt Russia. It would also most likely cause a recession and energy supply issues for the West (namely, Europe).

2.) Target is to cut off Russia from the next generation of energy production (i.e. Green energy) since that is the future. This is the long game.

3.) US has increased supply to European allies but European countries have still increased their purchasing from Russia. But the infrastructure to completely replace Russia as energy supplier would take years and would not affect the current situation. (See #2 as the chosen long game choice)

4.)From the article: "it would take years, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana concedes.

“The options are limited in the short-term,” said Cassidy, who has been among Biden’s toughest energy critics. “The massive amount of [capital investment] required to develop energy resources cannot be tapped off and on quickly. Everybody wants a solution right now, but you don’t just change on a dime.”

5.) Driving down the price of oil by moving towards greener energies is being seen as the best weapon against Russia. (see #2). Will take years.

To me, that clearly offers one possible answer to OP's question. But, it was literally the first google result so there may be better answers available if the OP wanted to search more.

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criticize it, but it would depend on one thing, which I think it would with you also: Would doing so actually reduce Russia's sales of oil? There are reasons why it might not, and if that is the case, well, might as well buy theirs, until we figure out how to cut that off. But if we can, do it, even at the cost of higher prices.

I join in these debates as a diversion, but there is an aspect to this that would cause me to stop all comments and say to Biden supporters, "Carry on", and that is this: In a world of scarce resources, use the other guy's first. Is somebody in DC actually saying, "Look, we have developed huge oil reserves. Shut that down, which will cause us and everybody else to use the heck out of everybody else's"? If so, at least somebody is thinking both long term and strategically ... based on what I've seen of Biden and his appointees, I have a hard time picturing that, but okay.

I dont see anyone on the left on this board saying that. All I see is green talking points and articles about short term prices. But if there is a strategic reason that goes beyond ideology, I can dig it, I don't care who it is.

I ask again. Why isn't Biden pulling all US oil

maybe because we've already purchased it

Always good to get what you're owed. Agree with that.

You try googling it?

So he's a #####?

Link?***

Re: So he's a #####?

Re: So he's a #####?

Leases and drilling are future events. You guys are

If we don't start drilling more now then there won't be more

Re: If we don't start drilling more now then there won't be more

That article does a great job of answering a question

quick tip, invoking "hunter" gives the game away

Quicker tip: calling Hunter a partisan take when talking

Take a step back and look at your argument.

Re: You try googling it?

he promised to do anything in his power to reduce oil prices

Re: he promised to do anything in his power to reduce oil prices

This isn't over yet.

Honest answer. Thanks. I will say now I probably wouldn't