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Originally Posted by aussenseiter
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The part I really don't understand is how capping the Russian barrel price lower than the Brent oil price is supposed to hurt Russia. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] |
while the strategic defense initiative (STAR WARS program) was dominating headlines in the late 1980s, Reagen was orchestrating deals with the saudis to bottom the price of oil, to deprive the USSR of its -only- major global export. this had a cascading effect throughout the USSR economy, ultimately being the first or last nail in its coffin, depending on how you look at history.
i guess folks in 2022 thought that it wouldn't hurt to try again to starve russia of its energy revenue, of course in 2022, many nations were alot more reliant on cheap russian energy than in 1991.
the star wars program was 100% a bluff against the soviets, it probably could not have shot down a balloon.
lol reagen