Will Trump Attack His Puppet Master After This Was Said?

@southbeachguy

Well, it was Donald Trump after all who said he believes what Vladimir Putin tells him.

So are you now agreeing with Trump that Putin should be trusted? Pick your side on this, no having it both ways.

I am on team ignore Putin no matter.

@southbeachguy I am a long time Putin watcher and voter, I am familiar with his verbiage, and speak the language. He was not being sarcastic. That doesn’t mean he was necessarily honest, these are professionals after all. Nevertheless, this is actually relatively significant, he is mindful of symbols.

You seriously identify yourself as a long time Putin watcher and fan? I Hope that is sarcasm. If not you are a wholly demented human being.@QuixoticSoul

@southbeachguy Name a better alternative.

Are you talking to lead Russia or another world leader?@QuixoticSoul

@southbeachguy Russia.

@southbeachguy

I think perhaps Putin has come to a realization that his lap dog isn't coming back and that he had better try to negotiate with Biden since Biden will put AMERICA's interest first, not Russia's.

You are honestly claiming some respect for Biden? Or just wanting to get a few more shots in at Trump?@beckyromero

@southbeachguy

I can chew gum and walk at the same time.

@beckyromero So I guess you think approving US pipelines and not approving a pipeline to Germany is kissing up to Putin? While Biden did the exact reverse which is 100% what Putin would want? How do you explain for that?

@southbeachguy

Not approving Keystone didn't have anything to do with the Ruskies.

It was principally an environmental concern. Biden's opposed it for a decade.

As for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, we deferred to an ally: Germany.

What do you think the safest way for oil and gas to travel is? Railcar? Cargo Ship? Or pipeline?@beckyromero

@southbeachguy
It's safer and cleaner to use alternative AND multiple sources of energy.

That may or may not be true, I asked a specific question about the transporting of a fuel we are heavily reliant on right now. You are not advocating the end of all natural gas and oil tomorrow are you? So if you are not advocating that, how about we transport it in a safe cost effective manner?@beckyromero

@beckyromero Also if that is how you feel about oil and natural gas, you should then be mad at Biden for approving the pipeline for Germany. No way you can want a pipeline for Germany and not want a pipeline for America. You do have to admit that one of them is Pro Putin and one of them is anti Putin? So it does send a blow to the Trump being Putin puppet propaganda.

@southbeachguy Keystone XL was never a pipeline for America. It was an export-limited pipeline, so that leafistanis can sell to Chinese easier.

Nordstream2 was a geopolitical loss, in part due to erosion of America’s soft power - we could not prevent it, so we saved face by “allowing” it. Our opposition to it wasn’t environmental, we oppose it because it’s good for Russia.

@QuixoticSoul You get the concept of transmission fees right?

@southbeachguy Not worth the hassle or endangering our critical aquifers. Let the leafs run it across their own country, they’ll save on said fees.

@QuixoticSoul
I reject the premise of your question.

I do believe in maintaining a petroleum reserve as we move to alternative fuels in order to become less reliant on oil and gas. But we don't need to spend billions in new pipelines to do that.

There is always a cost benefit factor at play.

Moreover, I do not believe that FOREIGN companies (even those in a friendly place like Canada) should be able to exercise eminent domain in the UNITED STATES.


Who said I wanted a pipeline for Germany? Shouldn't Germany be able to handle their own affairs now?

I don't want a second NFL team in Chicago. Does that mean I have to be against Germany getting a team if the NFL someday expands to Europe?

Well it makes little sense if your argument is getting away from oil and gas, that you would support a very expensive project to make Germany use more oil and gas?@beckyromero

@southbeachguy

But I don't live in Germany. I'm not German. I live in the United States. And I'm an American. So I am first and foremost concerned about how the Keystone Pipeline extension would have affected OUR country.