tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post8115188164498431622..comments2023-10-30T09:08:40.925-07:00Comments on Burdens of a Bachelor: EU Antitrust Case Against Gazprom: Allow Backflow to Ukraine, Beat Back Pipeline to Greece Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-28355744202247701172015-04-22T19:43:37.782-07:002015-04-22T19:43:37.782-07:00Thanks for the tip on the Ishchenko article, Bob. ...Thanks for the tip on the Ishchenko article, Bob. I will read. I believe the war has to come home to Europe and the U.S. for this pathological Washington Consensus to start to crack apart. Maybe a default by Greece, which now seems more of a possibility than not, will hasten the crackup. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-26176319839910956942015-04-22T13:08:24.898-07:002015-04-22T13:08:24.898-07:00I think it gets far worse in the near term. Europe...I think it gets far worse in the near term. Europe has no long-term choice other than to go along with Russia or watch the EU dissolve. Consider this: http://thesaker.is/what-does-putin-want-a-major-analysis-by-rostislav-ishchenko-must-read/<br /><br />Expect another Kiev attempt to attack Donbass very soon, which will result in the loss of more territory, around Kharkiv, Mariupol and Odessa (the last one as the central government in Kiev collapses). Soon the EU will not only have their refugee problem from North Africa, but also one from the rump state of Ukraine as well. Bob In Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969665109260881650noreply@blogger.com