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CrackityJones75

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10. If us stopping buying causes them to shut off Europe

Reply to BlueLucy (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 10:21 AM

Feb 2022

That doesn’t help.

It isn’t just about what us on a message board think we should do. Would love to stuck it to Russia but if that causes more harm than good it isn’t the right thing to do.

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Are there any sanctions on energy? [View all] BlueLucy Feb 2022 OP

Well, this is the hold up on banning Russia from SWIFT, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #1

US and Canada should do it. BlueLucy Feb 2022 #3

If it doesn't then absolutely we should do it. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #6

Listening late last night ChazII Feb 2022 #2

Good Lord! nt BlueLucy Feb 2022 #4

If us stopping buying causes them to shut off Europe CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #10

Basically no. Why not? To keep the price of energy from going up. PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #5

Open the spigots from Venezuela, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #7

Biden asked OPEC to increase supplies they apparently said no. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #8

VZ Sgent Feb 2022 #19

Ukrainians are putting themselves in front of tanks. Their residential Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #9

I, I, I, I, CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #11

Like what? Heating, transportation, petroleum based products. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #12

It isn't about US. CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #13

It is TOTALLY about us. All of us. Especially the U.S. Because we are addicted to petroleum. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #14

OMG. You just can't see it can you? CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #15

Lol. I see it just fine. But that's a nice dodge. Have a nice day. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #16

If we're not willing to take some sacrifice BlueLucy Feb 2022 #18

It's worth the sacrifice. BlueLucy Feb 2022 #17