THE GREAT “FIND” IN THE TEXAS AND THE CONSEQUENCES
Well, I took the past two weeks off, with the exception of writing
one post for Khaled. It’s that time of year when Christmas lights consume just
about every minute of my free time. Just about finished and if you would like
to see our handiwork, here is the link. http://www.annacourt.com/.
Ok, enough with the shameless promotion. Made a minor change in the time of day
that I will post, but the adjustment should help some of my overseas readers.
Okay; in the past two weeks rumors have been flying on potential
“deals” made over the issue of the Middle East.
Nothing new there as the concept of “deals” is practically the middle
name for the whole region! Trump is or
has been working a “deal” with the Tsar. The Tsar and Trump are working “deals”
with Egodan, both together and separately. One man’s deal is another man’s betrayal
and so on and so on…. By now, I would be willing to bet Trump is beginning to
understand that part of the world he only thought he understood. Every
President and every world leader enter office thinking they have a grasp of
what is taking place and how to deal with major and minor issues. What most of
them don’t realize is taking power is like trying to keep up with junk email.
As soon as you clear out a dozen emails, 300 more show up. Who sifts through
them? Who priorities them and how well do they know the mindset of the leader they
are sorting for? Yep. The insanity of
the initial days of power soon turn into the grind that becomes life in general
for all world leaders.
It would be easy right now to go back to the story of two
Cities…. Aleppo and Mosul and how the drag race to see who can claim victory going.
But, that is not the story of the past two weeks. The story that slipped by the
general public was huge news to the three world powers and that is what I will
address today. Read these two links and
then I’ll continue on with this post.
Let’s cut to a few very simple statements and then follow up
with a couple of simplistic questions.
Statements:
The Tsar’s entire concept of controlling the economic speed
and future of Europe was and still is based on fuel and his control of Europe’s
dependency on his gas.
The timing of this amazing find is seen as suspect in Russia
and in the OPEC nations.
The ramifications of this story will change any “deals” that
have been proposed for solving the conflicts in the Middle East.
The Dragon is still analyzing what this story means to China
and how they will need to react.
Questions:
Was the release of this story, “timed”? Even if the answer
was no, would anyone it impacts outside the US believe the answer?
Were the ramifications of such a story analyzed prior to its
release?
Who was knowledgeable of this find and how much of the story
was leaked ahead of the public announcement?
If you are confused over this issue, let me see if I can
help you understand the depth of what is taking place.
From day one, Putin’s “Master Plan”, as I like to call it, has
been all about Europe! The actions he has taken in the Middle East, the core
value, are based on actions taken by the West in Europe, more specifically
Eastern Europe. NATO expansion and the promise
of no NATO expansion, the Ukraine and Crimea are threats to a man who lives his
life believing that everyone is as devious as he is. A man who’s paranoia is more
than just a personal trait. Paranoia and feeling inferior to Western Europe is
nearly part of Russian DNA with over a thousand years of history to base these
feelings on.
Fuel. The life blood of Russia. Natural Gas, the commodity
the Tsar based his revitalization dreams upon. If he can control the fuel to
Europe, he can control Europe’s ability to once again pull away from Russia,
shun “Mother Russia” as Europe has done for hundreds of years. How upsetting could changing this “Master Plan”
be to the Tsar? What would he be willing to do to prevent his dreams from
falling apart? How important is Russia to a true Nationalist like Putin?
From the US standpoint, on face value, the find in Texas is
just another argument for energy independence. It’s yet another nail in the
coffin of Middle Eastern dependency. More importantly, it’s another real blow
to the survival of several key OPEC Gulf nation’s status in the world. Competition
is dangerous concept when you are the one at the top of the business. Competition
is a deliberate act to a nation that lives in paranoia.
Export! Exporting natural gas to Europe, even the threat of
doing so, even a slight increase of doing so, it all has and will have
repercussions.
Good luck future President Trump. Playing this “find” is a
difficult game and leverage can be lost in a blink of an eye.
Great news for the US and even greater news for the State of
Texas. Everybody else? Well……. Let’s see what happens.
