Hi Bearly There :) I suggest you should read my stories about the Afghan situation. You would lose your bet.

I am a whiner. Okay. Is my analysis shallow? Okay. Am I making nonsensical claims around the "West trying to get cheap gas out of Russia". No. I never said that. Indeed, I go into detail in other pieces.

For starters, it is Europe that wants cheap gas. It is the U.S. who wants to sell them LNG instead. Both Russia and U.S. and been building up their gas production. Is this the whole reason behind the invasion. No. How much? I don't know. Maybe nothing.

Thanks for commenting, but if you have some time, please read my stuff again. I'm not arguing that Putin is right. FAR FROM IT. I only try to explain the geopolitical forces as I see them. They may be "Total Horse Shit" as another one of my fans put it. I'm happy to read what you have to say.