President Biden send US Oil Reserves overseas despite our HIGH prices, How does that make you feel?

[Anonymous]

President Biden sends US Oil Reserves overseas anyway, our gas prices are rising.

Not to mention he recently blamed gas companies in the US for not lowering their prices & before that he blamed Putin. This doesn't sit right with me, how does it make you feel?

Latest report, which is why he's underfire.

[Avicenna]

We already know how traitorous our politicians are, and few are more traitorous than the head of the Biden Crime Family.

[Avicenna]

Thanks for the mho

[MCheetah]

Xi Jinping: I took your oil. How's that make you feel?

[MCheetah]

But yeah, this is no surprise at all to me. Biden is in China's pocket.

[abc3643]

First, don't use the Washington Times as a source because they are about as unbiased as a KKK member on a jury in the trial of a Black guy.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/washington-times/

"Although the Washington Times has an extreme right editorial bias, they report straight news with a much lower bias. Therefore, we rate them right-center biased overall. We also rate them questionable and factually mixed due to poor sourcing, holding editorial positions contrary to scientific consensus, and numerous failed fact checks. (7/18/2016) Updated (M. Huitsing 01/08/2022)"

Consider using a more objective and esteemed news source. For instance, Reuters which is the esteemed UK news service. Since it is not in the US, it is less likely to have bias regarding American issues.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/reuters/

"Overall, we rate Reuters Least Biased based on objective reporting and Very High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing of information with minimal bias and a clean fact check record. (7/10/2016) Updated (M. Huitsing 02/25/2022)"

Here is your Washington Times story as reported by Reuters:

Oil from U. S. reserves sent overseas as gasoline prices stay high
www.reuters.com/.../

[Asker]

It doesn't stop that he did do it lol

[abc3643]

Yes, I am not denying the story although, frankly, that's not a bad thing. Releasing some of the oil increases the overall supply worldwide which, in theory, reduces prices worldwide to some degree. What that release have been better here? MMMMMmmmmmmaybe, but, in the past 40+ years whenever the public whined about high gas/oil prices, Presidents resisted dipping into the "SPR" (Strategic Petroleum Reserve). The SPR is supposed to be a form of insurance against supply shocks that are disruptive to the economy.

Under circumstances like the past, President Biden probably would have followed suit, but these times are not like the past because the most significant war in Europe since WW2 is going on, so the SPR release is really part of a broader war effort in supporting our allies (and punishing Russia). These allies are, in turn, are making sacrifices supporting Ukraine. I am fine with that.

Meanwhile, for the past 41 years, the American people have been masturbating with cheap oil. In all that time, they could have opted to buy cars with better gas mileage or pressure for the development of EVs and green energy. Those things were going full-bore in 1970s (which is when the SPR was created). By 1980, Big Oil didn't like that because it threatened their long-term existence, so they funded Ronald Reagan's campaign and he promptly to action to end Federal support for all that R&D.

So, instead of bitching about high gas prices, get solar on your garage, and EV charger, and an EV. After those initial fixed costs, you can drive for free and never have to worry about gas again.

[abc3643]

But, actually, again, yes, I wanted to help you.
When making an argument or reporting something and asking about it, like with this question, it helps your case to use high-quality sources.
The Washington Times may be decent to discover various stories, but, once you do, find a more reputable source of those same stories. It bolsters you case from accusations of bias or "fake news".

[abc3643]

FYI

SPR
www.energy.gov/fecm/strategic-petroleum-reserve-9

Status as of 01 JUL 2022
http://www.spr.doe.gov/dir/dir.html

History of Transfers
www.energy.gov/.../...0Sales%20and%20Exchanges.pdf

[BeMuse]

It's just theft like any other thug smashing up a store and looting. If you follow the money you know Hunter Biden owns a 10% equity stake in BHR Partners. BHR Partners is one of twenty-five investors to take part in the capital injection of Sinopec. Sinopec owns Unipec. Unipec got the oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve via Joe Biden. Remember 10% for the "Big Guy". That's what it was in reference to. That is how the Biden crime family conducts illegal business with other countries. They steal from America and then take their cut to line their own pockets by selling government position. They did it all through the Obama administration as well. They are filthy criminals.

[Anonymous]

Questionable outcome, Policies that undermined your national interests, Impoverishing the nation's people... Sounds like Putin got his pick After All.

Is America stronger and happier now, or in the golden period of Trump's economy?

[NYCQuestions1976]

Of course Biden did that, because it's the wrong decision.

I'm just glad he got the infrastructure bill through without all of the added socialism nonsense. Everything else in his administration has been an unmitigated disaster.

[Chazmatazz269]

There are actually laws in place to prevent that. He’s a criminal. And every tax-paying US citizen is his victim.

[AviatorTom]

Sounds like Joe made a secret closed-door deal at the G7 meeting last month to send US oil to other countries.

[exitseven]

Anything to burn America to the ground before the election.

[FilmGuy93]

It really makes you wonder whose side he's on.

[DCooper]

This kind of shit is why there was a Stop the Steal protest in the first place. It's not as if any of it is a surprise.

[MikeInHawaii]

I’m wondering is he that stupid or does he really want to destroy the country.

[Anonymous]

I presume helping the Europeans mitigates in a small way the Russian tyranny.

Not sure what's going on the Asia. Maybe the same problem.

[qwert1234]

I don't get the issue.

Keeping reserves = high price

Sending a portion of the reserves = high price

at least on the second option your country gains something on the global side of things?

[Asker]

So taking away what we may need incase of a crisis emergency which we are clearly headed in one day is better?

[qwert1234]

Not like you are going to consume all that oil. lol
If USA runs out of oil - majority of the world does not have oil already.

[Asker]

So giving it away our resources is good during high inflation? It's not a normal country right now and hasn't been since Biden stepped foot in office.

[MCheetah]

@qwert1234
So YOU'RE the liberal blue anon always talking sh*t about the US on here, huh?

[qwert1234]

@MCheetah wut?
The only thing I talk shit about US is when you justify having guns for "defense" and your healthcare.
I've been to the US, 80% wonderful people, wonderful country - at least to the states I've been.

[qwert1234]

@Asker
Again. 5 million of 40+ billion barrels.
Plus it is not the cause of high prices.

[Asker]

You can't love the US if you're against our Second Amendment.

[Asker]

@qwert1234 you just don't understand the America first POLICY!

[qwert1234]

@Asker
I don't "love" the US. I said it's a wonderful country with wonderful people. I did not say it's the best.

[qwert1234]

America first does not mean America only.
You still have to play international politics.

[Asker]

Take care of your own

[qwert1234]

And playing international politics does that. Going back to isolationism really really sucks on this era of globalization.

Look, just say you don't like Biden so no matter what he does, it'll be wrong for you.
I am not impressed by your president but I don't see a big deal sending 5 million of a 40+ billion reserve. Not like you are going to drain those reserves. You are more likely to invade a country than drain your reserves.

Unlikely, but worse comes to worse - USA consumes an average 20 million barrels on a given day. 5 million won't even make most of you you last a day.

[MCheetah]

You claim to like America, while also taking cheap shots at it of being a backwater country full of hicks, and want the US to be helpless to government tyranny like what's going on in the rest of the West, like Canada and Trudeau, the sh*tshow in Australia, and the the utter Dystopian nightmare that is modern England.

Like I say every single time gun control comes up, almost every single person who opposes gun rights is someone who is neither brave enough, nor strong enough in character or body, to be burdened with protecting anyone. It is always, 100% the weakest, limpest people in society that opposes gun rights and decides to let the state control our lives because "only a brutal idiot savage would protect their freedom! School shootings, blah, blah, blah!"



Yeah, you are very, very Liberal, like I said. I'm not even conservative, but your views are extremely myopic. Forgive the rudeness, but you sound like an elitist smug know-it-all who looks his European (I'm guessing) nose down on people, while being unable to protect his own wife from a junkie on the street. I honesty hate people like that.

[qwert1234]

@MCheetah
Utter dystopian nightmare England. Wow. Yes, England and the rest of the EU are dystopian. They have mass shootings there on a monthly basis. Healthcare there are a monstrosity without insurance. Oh wait.

I never said America is a backwater - nor implied. Are you kidding me? No one can call you a back water. You are the 1st or 2nd on highest gdp, your military is the most well equipped, most experienced armed forces in the world, you probably have more guns than the other countries combined. The purchasing power of the USD is on the top. You can topple most other governments
if you want to.

I like America, but that does not mean it's not flawed. How hard is it to understand? You call me elitist - but you can't even accept the fact that for the rest of the world, gun control works. Proper healthcare works.

You argue about fighting a Tyrannical government - after the civil war, when did this happen?
Again, your govt commands the strongest standing army in the world - do you think a leaderless army and your semi-autos will stand to that if in case the worse came to worse?

Look, I get it. You love guns. Don't feed me the BS that it's for fighting a Tyrannical govt. Half of you don't like Trump - did people raise arms back then? Now, half of you hates Biden, did people raise arms?
Come on.
And don't tell me it's for "self defense". You don't need an AR 15 for "self defense". Get a pump action or a hand gun, that's it. And don't sell them on Walmart or Ebay ffs.

You like guns, because simply, you like them. Don't hide behind the 2nd amendment - which by the way, was written when the worse gun you could own is probably a musket.

[MCheetah]

All I gotta do is say this again:
"Almost every single person who opposes gun rights is someone neither brave enough, nor strong enough in character or body, to be burdened with protecting anyone. It is always, 100% the weakest people in society that opposes gun rights. Looking his nose down on people, while being unable to protect his own wife from a junkie on the street."

And I already said what I had to say about England in another post:
Should downblousing be a crime? ↗
There literally isn't a worse country in the Western world right now than England. I'm not even attacking the people; just everything else.

I never even said America is not flawed. I'll be the first to admit the US kinda sucks right now. However, what I'm saying is, there is literally no other country on Earth that is better than it. America may suck, but Draconian Canada, Australia, and *especially* f*cking England, are far, far, FAR worse than we are, even with a CCP puppet like Biden in control. I'll even concede you the health control; something us civilians have zero control and the last time anything was tried to be done about it, we got Obamacare (mandatory, expensive, sh*tty, useless health care only for working class people).

All of the US' problems can be traced back to corporate lobbying/bribes and government corruption. The only thing stopping the US from being as bad as England and the rest of the West is the Constitution. Yet you want to sit here and take a giant sh*t on it, while you likely have never done a single brave or masculine thing in your entire life. "Walmart or Ebay?" Okay...

You also don't seem to know what Guerrilla Warfare is. How do you think the US just basically lost a 20 year war in Afghanistan just last year? (Albeit, that was mostly Biden's fault for the sloppy exit and other incompetents in charge.)

But yes, go ahead and claim how the EU is so much better and more free than (any state in) the US. I *knew* you were that same liberal blue anon!

[qwert1234]

@MCheetah
"there is literally no other country on Earth that is better than it."
WOW. Bold claims. So, even when Biden is on the helm, America is still great. Why do we need to make it great "again"?

You keep saying I am the anon. I am not, but whatever floats your boat. I will not be anon just to say things about America. Why the heck would I? I have no need to keep any reputation here.

You lost to Afghanistan? No, USA does not even want to keep it. If your government wants, it can make Afghanistan a state. USA is not clean, but you are no longer conquerors. You tried democracy on Afghanistan, it failed - not because of you. Because of them. They are not ready. Behind the Afghan government you supported, are clans - that are only united if you give power to them, to all of them - which clearly won't work with democracy. They "reject" your ideals because they want to be in power.

You keep saying Canada, UK, EU sucks - no, USA sucks along with them, if not, more. You can't even deny that you only need a handgun for "protection". You crave guns because it's a hobby for you. You can't even look at how is it on the other 1st world countries. They don't have guns and they don't have shootings. I don't know how that is.

And for the record, I am not from EU. We have terrorists here. We have private armies. Our citizens have no guns, we have no mass shooting.

Good luck America. You are a shadow of your former glory. You still are amazing, but never ever claim that no other country is better than you. You are not the leader of the free world. You are part of it.

Who is the elitist now?

[MCheetah]

"You can't even look at how is it on the other 1st world countries. They don't have guns and they don't have shootings."

No shootings or violence. Except when they do...
www.reuters.com/.../
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_London_Bridge_attack
www.reuters.com/.../us-france-charliehebdo-idUSKBN25O21W

You can't be so retarded as to think the only thing stopping human violence are guns, right?

But I like said, weak men hate gun control and would rather have Big Daddy Government make all their decisions for them. You haven't refuted that claim because you know you can't.

[qwert1234]

@MCheetah
Let's compare those issues to how many shootings in the US alone. This year. :)

[qwert1234]

@MCheetah
I accidentally hit submit wtf.

"weak men hate gun control and would rather have Big Daddy Government make all their decisions for them"
Who hates "real" gun control? You don't have one. You have the illusion of one - putting those "restrictions".
Australia used to allow people to own guns. They took it away, how many mass shootings did they have after compared to US of A?

If you really are so strong - amend your second amendment, allow civilians to only have hand guns, but not the permit to carry it - or something that can only be used for protection.
If you really are so strong - elect officials who can actually make a difference so that you don't rely on yourself for "protection". Let your taxes do the actual work.

Gun control works if you really have the control. NRA holds your politicians on the neck.
I cannot believe some of them blamed mass shootings on a door recently.
How delusional can you people be.

[normalice]

Washington Times is far right fake news. Do better.

[Asker]

Everyone has reported it, go look it up

[normalice]

No. Share your source.

[Dargil]

Biden is a traitor and should be impeached.

[purplepoppy]

Thanks for the oil America 👍

[Jamie05rhs]

Did we send it to you guys?

[Asker]

@Jamie05rhs here's another :)

[ArtemisSilver]

It's almost like he's trying to support us allies in NATO or something. How shocking.

[FilmGuy93]

How does sending oil to Asia help countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

[ArtemisSilver]

You really have no idea how close we are to ww3 do you? US allies need to prevent an invasion of Taiwan, where most of the western world gets it's computer chips from, chips required to make advanced munitions and run the economy.

Seriously, short sighted fool, get a clue.

[Asker]

@artemissilver dude it's not really our issue we foot the bill in all wars NATO doesn't do shit we always carry the weight of all wars in our back and spend all the money. If we have to help ourselves so can NATO.

[ArtemisSilver]

So you want the US dollar to lose reserve currency status and to trigger a great depression? You want a massive resurgence of murderous communists running the world whilst the us fades forever.

You're blind and can't see past your own nose.

[Asker]

Europe can fight their own battles, fhey did In WW2 for a long time, they can do it again. We'll come in help when we're good and ready like last time.

[FilmGuy93]

@ArtemisSilver The way to avoid WW3 is to not be dependent on foreign oil. It's not hard. If you don't want to fund other people's war efforts, you stop supplying them with cash.

[ArtemisSilver]

I'm done talking with you. Your understanding of the world is so stunted I might as well be talking to a dog or a child.

The present geopolitical situation has very little to do with US oil imports. You also speak like the US is the only source of wealth.

Take a break from your canned responses and look around for a while stupid NPC.

[Asker]

Look, man anyone who thinks it's OK to give away our resources in anyway when we're in severe inflation is the true NPC.

[OddBeMe]

Fine with it. Since the govt isn't the cause of gas station’s over charging us. Dumbass.

[Asker]

You believe Biden? Get help

[OddBeMe]

What's causing it then? Ukraine on the other side of the world?

[Asker]

It's Called Joey Biden

[FilmGuy93]

You do know that gas stations make next to no margin on gas sales, right? They make like 2 cents per gallon.
www.omegawv.com/.../...make-on-fuel-purchases.html

[OddBeMe]

@FilmGuy93 the actual station or the oil companies? You didn't know how this until now?
thehustle.co/the-economics-of-gas-stations/

[FilmGuy93]

You said "the government isn't the cause of gas stations over charging us" in your original answer, so I was talking about individual fuel stations. I thought that was what you were talking about.

[OddBeMe]

@FilmGuy93 well yeah, its about the stations. But the oil companies make the money. The actual family owned or QT station makes money on the inside stuff. So when you bring up those low margins, thats a false premise.

[FilmGuy93]

That's kind of a disengenuous take on things too though. Because oil prices are based on future, anticipated supply. The Biden Admin has openly declared war on the drilling companies; why would they bother extracting more oil when the government will place heavy taxes on them and jeopardize their future interests?

[Bennygunns]

He should be impeached.. 100%

[Anonymous]

Gas prices and been going down for weeks. Stop with the right-wing lies.

[Asker]

It's still 6$ your the LIAR!

[NYCQuestions1976]

Going down for weeks? Where? It's still $4.70 a gallon here.

[Pterodon]

It shouldn’t have increased in the first place. Biden’s policies did it

[Dargil]

Going down where?

[Anonymous]

More proof that Biden is China’s bitch.