Putin may be back!

Originally posted by Bicnarok
So you believe the WMD as the reason for invading then?I 😱
There are numerous other countries in the world who have Dictators who kill their own people and are a danger to their neighbors, especially in Africa. So what has Iraq got what these havn´t got, why not invade these countries? What does Iraq have what these countries don´t have in abundance?

You realize America doesn't control Iraq's oil, right? America's cost at the pump almost quadrupled at one point, it's dropped now, it's rising again and will in due time be at $4-5 dollars per gallon again, WELL above the prices of $1.55 in pre-Iraq war times.

America gets the majority of her oil from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Venezuela, ie not Iraq, not then; not now.

I also don't buy the WMD reasoning either, but looking at it objectively, the 'stealing Iraq's oil' excuse doesn't really hold water; if that's what the U.S. government really wanted when planning the Iraq war, they definitely dropped the ball. Which is a possibily, I guess.

Funny thing to boot, China got (reopened) a major oil deal with Iraq's oil, story here.

Originally posted by tsscls
"Fears of a deep chill spread across Europe yesterday after a row between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices cut supplies to the rest of the continent on a day of plummeting temperatures and heavy snowfalls."

All praise the glorious endeavours of our great leader. Under his watchful eye and Kung-Fu grip, Mother Russia wil once again know the warm and comfortable embrace of a true Czar to herald her into her rightful place as the one, true Superpower.
Just hedging my bets.

If that's he case, you should really be praising the PRC; maybe get a Mao tattoo on your chest before it becomes a fad.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Russia refused the proposal to have EU inspectors help sort out the gas trade through the Ukraine.

Germany is lucky with having acceptable Gas reserves, but I believe some other countries are in trouble, especially with the record temperature lows.

I don't know if Russia isn't shooting themself in the leg though, but Ush said something more in depth on the topic.

You'd be surprised how many countries don't have any gas reserves. Which is just plain stupid.

Anyway, South Stream is on the way, that doesn't even pass via Ukraine.

Well, about 80% of Russia's gas to the EU used to go through the Ukraine I believe. And they provide about 25% of the EU gas...so of course countries will be in trouble if their business partners start to miss out on 20% of the deliveries.

But really, I would worry more about Russia, depending on how long that continues I would very much assume that the EU will do anything to cut down their dependency on Russia.