Who would have thought that a war on one of the world’s biggest energy producers and a war in the Middle East, which has lots of oil, might have an averse affect on world energy prices? From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
A twin crisis is unfolding for the Biden administration as the US tax-payer-funded Ukrainian military bombs key crude refineries deep within Russian territory with suicide drones. The administration has pleaded with the Ukranians to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure as this will only contribute to tightening global supplies and push energy prices higher, as well as inflation in the US, hurting Biden’s re-election odds.
Now for the other crisis that’s unfolding in the Middle East: US Vice President Kamala Harris told ABC’s “This Week” that a major attack on the Gazan city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians have sought refuge, “would be a huge mistake.”
“We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake,” Harris said.
She added: “I have studied the maps – there’s nowhere for those folks to go. And we’re looking at about a million and a half people in Rafah who are there because they were told to go there.”
Harris was asked whether there would be “consequences” from the US on an Israeli counteroffensive in Rafah. She responded, “I am ruling out nothing.”
This comes as The Jerusalem Post said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials say an operation into the southern Gazan city is “imminent.”
Bloomberg quoted Israeli intelligence that estimate about 5,000 to 8,000 Hamas fighters are in Rafah.
Falling, I see what you did there!
I can’t help myself, anytime fam complains about contemporary conditions I tell them that bad orange man is gone and that is all that matters.
Not like he isn’t owned by them like all the rest but buying time is extremely important now.
Isn’t it ironic, at a time when we could use a statesmen, we have absolute clowns.
One good thing about the self-inflicted hard times will be the weeding out those who can’t hack it.
The auntie Chrysler will come forth with real world solving solutions and be loved by all before they get the f’ out of Dodge?
Might be time for an Excalibur 81 encore and that scene where they ride out after Perceval found the meaning of the King and the Land and the spring blooms are popping is the most EPIC ever.
Where are you Merlin.