The problem is Europe. They are going to take a big hit, especially from energy sources.
Its high time the US start increasing fuel production, and start shipping energy to Europe, big time. Biden has been very, very slow to respond to that threat.
In reality, you don't even need to ship fuel. If you can offset American needs with domestic production, other sources of fuel can be shifted toward Europe.
But the US govt at this point isn't carrying their weight on the issue. Hopefully they shift and get it right.
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I am on record saying @narendramodi should be far more vocal and forceful in opposing Putin's behavior. He has called on Putin to stop the war, and has said the war was on the wrong side of history.
India has a 70 year history of non-alignment...a philosophy that says they don't take sides in the long running Cold War.
Now, the Cold War is over. But India can't break out of that mentality.
But there are other key issues.
India for decades only bought Russian military goods, because the US wouldn't sell to them. In the past two decades that has changed; in fact, India is one of the largest purchaser of American military goods.
First real estimate I've seen that I can kind of trust:
"Ukraine has said its forces have killed more than 5,300 Russian troops...one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred."
Lets remember that in the entire Crimea campaign, Russia lost 400 soldiers.
The impact of those deaths were so worrisome to Putin, he had any reporter that actually stated that number publicly arrested, and many funerals were not allowed to be filmed.
New York City parents pulling their children from public schools in record numbers hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2022…
These numbers are NOT BLIPS:
"Manhattan’s District 2...down 17% from two years ago. They lost 2,500 of 16,400 kids. Brooklyn’s District 15 (in AOC’s home turf) dropped 16%. Enrollment at Chelsea’s PS 11 fell by 170 students, a plunge of 17%. Other examples abound."
Lets note that voucher opponents have long made the argument that losing 10% of students to private schools would be devastating to public schools.
Well...if you believe their rhetoric...then these schools are doomed. Right?
Don't compare Trudeau with Putin...or either with Hitler.
Those are silly comparisons.
Trudeau is a run-of-the-mill progressive who thinks the power of the state is bad...unless HE is in power.
Putin is a thug and dictator.
Hitler...is Hitler.
Trudeau is harder to define and attack because of that nuance. I bet if he wasn't in power, he'd oppose some of the measures he is now using...especially if the partisan leanings were flipped.
This ultimately gets down to the question is how much free expression are we going to guarantee?
Clearly violent protests should be shut down quickly; that is the lesson 2020. We delayed acting because of fear of overreacting, and were worse off for it.
Lets also note that there is no vaccine mandate here.
This is simply a health care system focused on evidence based results, and providing the vaccine as quickly and easily as possible...and a public that trusts them enough to take the shot.
Trudeau et al are exceptionally stupid. They knew the convoy was coming long before it showed up.
Even after they got to Ottawa, they could have physically removed them. It would not have been painless, but it would've been defensible.
Their actions now are not defensible.
Lot of Americans may not realize this...but public sentiment of Canadians are with Trudeau. Even the majority of truckers support shutting down the convoys.
But somehow, someway, Trudeau is still losing the fight.