Back in 2017, the U.S. and our allies imposed "sanctions against entities supporting or investing in Russia's oil and gas pipeline networks."
The sanctions were intended to delay and hamper Russia's ability to develop various energy projects.
With that in mind, let's look at headlines from just this week.
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While President Trump & VP Pence give 9/11 speeches about how much they care about the victims of al-Qaeda’s attack on our country, they are simultaneously acting as protectors of AQ in Syria/Idlib, threatening Russia and Syria that if they attack al-Qaeda, we will punish them.
The Tanf military base is a lonely, desert oasis roughly 10 miles inside Syria near the Jordan border, and about 100 miles south of Palmyra.
If you listen to the American media you'd think that Russian troops are on the march and America is in imminent danger.
Just consider this article from today.
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What the Helsenki is going on?
Hysterical howls of hated, vilification, and even demands for removal from office aimed at President Trump by the crooked Neocon-Establishment and their agents within the U.S. Media after he and Vladimir Putin completed a Peace Summit for improving relations and cooperation between the World's two Nuclear Powers.
Read a Transcript of Trump and Putin's Joint Press Conference
QUESTION: For President Putin, if I could follow up as well, why should Americans and why should President Trump believe your statement that Russia did not intervene in the 2016 election, given the evidence that U.S. intelligence agencies have provided?
The reference to "soft underbelly" arose from Winston Churchill's appellation of Italy being Europe's soft underbelly during WW 2.
I would say that Washington politicians are shameless, except that this is beyond shameless. You have to be totally divorced from reality to do this.
The thing with sanctions is that the threat is supposed to be enough to make others comply. If you have to use sanctions, you should never have to use them against your allies. The worst case scenario is for your allies to simply ignore your sanctions threat, effectively calling your bluff.
That's what is happening today.
