Were there millions of average americans living inside the Nordstream pipelines that needed protecting?
Uh huh.
Let's check the origins of terrorism by america regarding Nordstream:
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including Section 7503(d), also known as the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act (PEESA) of 2019
PEESA:
"Related parties must ensure that vessels involved in Nord Stream 2 “immediately cease construction-related activity” in a “good-faith wind-down”
Good faith means parties need to:
1) Know something exists
2) generally agree to it
One country doing anything is not "good faith"
This was not communicated to anyone. Not to Europe or to Russia. There was no good-faith. It was decided by US lawmakers only, to harm Europe's established energy supply. Nordstreams were decided upon ALREADY by Germany and Russia.
Not Expanding NATO east was "Good Faith", communicated and agreed upon by multiple countries, from both sides.
The key text in the minutes from the meeting quotes US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada Raymond Seitz saying: “We made it clear to the Soviet Union, in the 2+4 talks, as well as in other negotiations that we do not intend to benefit from the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe,”
“NATO should not expand to the east, either officially or unofficially.”
A British representative also mentions the existence of a “general agreement” that membership of NATO for eastern European countries is “unacceptable.”
West German diplomat Juergen Hrobog said of the 1991 agreement: “We had made it clear during the 2+4 negotiations that we would not extend NATO beyond the Elbe. We could not therefore offer Poland and others membership in NATO.”
Good faith to america = terrorism for-profit
Good faith for everyone else = general understanding by parties involved
It's the double standard of american hypocrisy that makes the fleecing average americans so bad.
No average american will benefit from new gas sales to Europe. Like workers at MIC companies, workers at gas companies will not get pay raises from earnings growth from new gas contracts to Europe. Those benefits go to shareholders and company execs. It's the american dream.
If you are unhappy paying tons for healthcare and rent because your taxes go to endless fake wars benefitting rich americans, leave.
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