Morning Jolt: Good Riddance, Nord Stream

On the menu today: As natural gas continues to leak from the Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines running from Russia to Germany, European officials increasingly suspect Moscow took action to sabotage the lines. As the preeminent symbol of German and European dependence upon Russian energy supplies — a trend that American presidents going back to John F. Kennedy opposed — this is the result of former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder effectively selling out his country's energy policies to Vladimir Putin. Finally, we've got to give credit where it's due: Former president Donald Trump had this issue nailed, and when he warned the Germans, they just scoffed and dismissed him.

The Upside of Nord Stream Failing

Let's get a few things straight:

• It would be odd, to say the least, for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to warn a number of European nations, including Germany, in June that the two Nord Stream gas ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 28 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY September 28 2022 Good Riddance, Nord Stream On the menu today: As natural gas continues to leak from the Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines running from Russia to Germany, European officials increasingly suspect Moscow took action to sabotage the lines. As the preeminent symbol of German and European dependence upon Russian energy supplies — a trend that American presidents going back to John F. Kennedy opposed — this is the result of former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder effectively selling out his country's energy policies to Vladimir Putin. Finally, we've got to give credit where it's due: Former president Donald Trump had this issue nailed, and when he warned the Germans, they just scoffed and dismissed him. The Upside of Nord Stream Failing Let's get a few things straight: It would be odd, to say the least, for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to warn a number of European nations, including Germany, in June that the two Nord Stream gas ...   READ MORE

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