Blinken: We’re Not Halting Gas and Oil Purchases from Russia Because We’re Trying to Minimize ‘Pain

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Blinken: We’re Not Halting Gas and Oil Purchases from Russia Because We’re Trying to Minimize ‘Pain to Us’

Ian Hanchett 24 Feb 2022

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CBS Evening News,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to a question on whether the United States will cut off purchases of oil and gas from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine by stating that we’re trying to ensure “that we inflict maximum pain on Russia” while at the same time, “minimizing any of the pain to us.”

Host Norah O’Donnell asked, “Russia’s economy’s fueled by gas, and the U.S. is a consumer. So, would the U.S. consider cutting off oil and gas purchases from Russia?”

Blinken responded, “Well, what we’re doing, Norah, across the board, is making sure that we inflict maximum pain on Russia for what President Putin has done, while minimizing any of the pain to us.”

He also stated, “We’re in full coordination with other countries, both consumers and producers alike, to minimize any impact that this may have on energy prices and on gasoline.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/02/24/blinken-were-not-halting-gas-and-oil-purchases-from-russia-because-were-trying-to-minimize-pain-to-us/

[Kamaji]

In other words, we are paying the cost of Putin's adventurism in Ukraine.

Maybe every Russian missile and bomb used in Ukraine should come with a little logo:  "paid for by the U.S.A."

[Hoodat]

If you want to minimize pain to us, then stop paying Russia $105/bbl for 60,000 bbl of oil every day, and instead buy oil from new Louisiana, Texas, and North Dakota producers at $80/bbl.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

'Pain for us, but not for thee'

[Idiot]

Insanity!

[EdinVA]

Asinine... drill baby drill......

[Kamaji]

If you want to minimize pain to us, then stop paying Russia $105/bbl for 60,000 bbl of oil every day, and instead buy oil from new Louisiana, Texas, and North Dakota producers at $80/bbl.

[Smokin Joe]

If you want to minimize pain to us, then stop paying Russia $105/bbl for 60,000 bbl of oil every day, and instead buy oil from new Louisiana, Texas, and North Dakota producers at $80/bbl.

And quit blocking development of critical INFRASTRUCTURE (mining roads and pipelines).

Stupid truly is limitless, but this reeks of calculated anti-American malice.

[christian]

What democrats are trying to say is; There is nothing democrats do they can't lie and misdirect and get away with even siding with our enemies against America with a little song and dance routine.

[bilo]

And quit blocking development of critical INFRASTRUCTURE (mining roads and pipelines).

Stupid truly is limitless, but this reeks of calculated anti-American malice.

Everything the Brandon Admn. has done has been to destroy the USA as an independent representative republic.

The question that needs to be answered is will the Pubs be able to stop our destruction if they gain majorities in the House and Senate. I really hope I'm wrong but I don't see enough fire breathing America First Pubs in leadership.

[GtHawk]

This is what happens when the short bus kids are allowed to be in control.

[christian]

This is what happens when people are willful deniers of facts and realities and allow liars to tell them what to believe.  There has been an awful lot of that going around.  the truth ignored and disbelieved, lies for pathological liars believed nearly every time.

[Smokin Joe]

Everything the Brandon Admn. has done has been to destroy the USA as an independent representative republic.

The question that needs to be answered is will the Pubs be able to stop our destruction if they gain majorities in the House and Senate. I really hope I'm wrong but I don't see enough fire breathing America First Pubs in leadership.

If they are able, will they?

I have little faith in most of the GOP on the Hill at this point after their 2017-2018 nonperformance.

[bilo]

If they are able, will they?

I have little faith in most of the GOP on the Hill at this point after their 2017-2018 nonperformance.

I'm of the same mind. It's why I think a divorce is coming. The career pols can continue to try and ignore the will of a majority of the country, or at least a sizable portion there of, but eventually people will say let me go.

[Fishrrman]

bilo opined (in reply to Smokin' Joe):
"I'm of the same mind. It's why I think a divorce is coming. The career pols can continue to try and ignore the will of a majority of the country, or at least a sizable portion there of, but eventually people will say let me go."

Once more, I will ask:
Is it time for that new Continental Congress yet?

[Killer Clouds]

The DCP is getting much closer to the civil war they want. The outcome will not be what they think it will be.

[christian]

The Ukraine were confident of there security too, looks like they are finally changing their minds.  Trusting democrats is a unstable precarious thing.

[sneakypete]

And,of course,because the Biden Crime Family is getting a cut of the action deposited in their foreign bank accounts.

Who knew that a crackhead like Hunter Biden and a senile old fool like his father would be smart enough to do all that double-dealing?

Why,if ah didin no betta,ah mite spect dey wuz juz de fruntmans gettin a cut to draw da heat away frum the REEL movers and shakirs.

Aftur all,win wuz da las time a sitting UP Prezidint and hiz relatives arrested for treason?

The truth iz,dey is bullitproof win hit cums to be-in arestid,n dey is no chanice attall ob bein forced ta rat out day complices.

But,wad do I no? Ahm jist a simpul votor.

[sneakypete]

If you want to minimize pain to us, then stop paying Russia $105/bbl for 60,000 bbl of oil every day, and instead buy oil from new Louisiana, Texas, and North Dakota producers at $80/bbl.

@Hoodat

Yew sum kinda radical what thinks yew kin rat out our masters,boy?

Weeze awatching yew!

[sneakypete]

And quit blocking development of critical INFRASTRUCTURE (mining roads and pipelines).

Stupid truly is limitless, but this reeks of calculated anti-American malice.

@Smokin Joe

Or just plain old-fashioned bottomless greed and arrogance.

[Smokin Joe]

@Smokin Joe

Or just plain old-fashioned bottomless greed and arrogance.

Old fashioned greed would be getting kickbacks from Americans.

This goes beyond that.

Getting kickbacks from enemies while hobbling our own strategic industries reeks of treason.

[240B]

In other words, we are paying the cost of Putin's adventurism in Ukraine.
Maybe every Russian missile and bomb used in Ukraine should come with a little logo:  "paid for by the U.S.A."

Paid for by Biden and his crackhead deadbeat bum son, and Communist Democrats.

[sneakypete]

Old fashioned greed would be getting kickbacks from Americans.

This goes beyond that.

Getting kickbacks from enemies while hobbling our own strategic industries reeks of treason.

@Smokin Joe

That it does,but nobody in a position to do anything about it is going to touch it.

Too many people have been in the US Senate and House for too many terms,and our enemies have too much blackmail material on them for anything like that to happen.

[Smokin Joe]

@Smokin Joe

That it does,but nobody in a position to do anything about it is going to touch it.

Too many people have been in the US Senate and House for too many terms,and our enemies have too much blackmail material on them for anything like that to happen.

Chances are that if they started stringing up offenders for treason in D.C. they'd run out of lampposts.

[sneakypete]

Chances are that if they started stringing up offenders for treason in D.C. they'd run out of lampposts.

@Smokin Joe

I dunno.

How many lamp posts are there in DC?

Sure would be fun to see if we ran out of lamp posts before we ran out of corrupt pols,wouldn't it?

I see it as a "Win/Win" situation with either result.