How? How exactly is Biden "getting revenge" on Saudi Arabia? They're already just gonna buy all their toys from China if you try to cut them off (which an America that's not an arms dealer, good luck with that) and going "well we won't protect you anymore" loses weight when you wrecked every surrounding competing country. There's no leverage.
No, the why is that OPEC's decision hits Biden in multiple ways.
Increases gas prices in the US a month out from an election - bad news for the party in power (and makes Biden's increased draining of the strategic petroleum reserve even more of a waste)
Helps Russia some, because they can now keep selling their oil to other countries at a higher price, thus keeping their economy going
Is a diplomatic snub to the US and the EU, both as their own energy sectors continue to have massive inflation due to their stupid domestic policies and as they keep begging people to sanction Russia.
and probably more reasons.
Basically, the Saudis told Biden "**** off, grandpa, we don't want to listen to you anymore, we'll do what we want", and now Biden is on the porch yelling at the Saudis to get off his lawn.
Essentially, the Democrats/Rino, EU and dwindling amount of allies have been trying to cash cheques based on a reputation they haven't earned. It's emperor has no clothes and everyone is sick of the naked old man.
How? How exactly is Biden "getting revenge" on Saudi Arabia? They're already just gonna buy all their toys from China if you try to cut them off (which an America that's not an arms dealer, good luck with that) and going "well we won't protect you anymore" loses weight when you wrecked every surrounding competing country. There's no leverage.
No, the why is that OPEC's decision hits Biden in multiple ways.
Increases gas prices in the US a month out from an election - bad news for the party in power (and makes Biden's increased draining of the strategic petroleum reserve even more of a waste)
Helps Russia some, because they can now keep selling their oil to other countries at a higher price, thus keeping their economy going
Is a diplomatic snub to the US and the EU, both as their own energy sectors continue to have massive inflation due to their stupid domestic policies and as they keep begging people to sanction Russia.
and probably more reasons.
Basically, the Saudis told Biden "**** off, grandpa, we don't want to listen to you anymore, we'll do what we want", and now Biden is on the porch yelling at the Saudis to get off his lawn.
Essentially, the Democrats/Rino, EU and dwindling amount of allies have been trying to cash cheques based on a reputation they haven't earned. It's emperor has no clothes and everyone is sick of the naked old man.
twas an act