Sanction Russion Oil and Gas RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please Jee do it now!
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...is on the table.....
An argument against:
"It’s not hard to understand why. Western energy embargoes would be painful for Putin, but he wouldn’t feel their full effects for several years. In the short term—which is what counts during an invasion—Europe and the rest of the world have more to lose."
https://time.com/6151493/russia-oil-gas-embargo-sanctions-ukraine/
It seems that option is gaining in popularity. Of course we know the United States would be affected very little by those sanctions, but, I have not heard enough from the European countries that depend upon Russian oil to a far greater extent, and to what extent it will affect their own people. I am actually warming up to the idea myself, but as far as the outcome of these actions, that is yet to be determined. To be fair, I never called it a bad idea. It is simply a journalistic opinion that I felt deserved consideration. Right now, I don't know if it's a bad idea or not.
The one thing that I have a real problem with is that Putin and Russia would not feel the effects of the sanctions for several years. I believe there is a solid risk of, as they say, too little too late.