Breaking: US-Canadian Crossing Closed Across Alberta -- January 31, 2022

Link here. Beautiful scenery. At least this border is secure.

This is what is looks like five miles south of the crossing: empty.

"Pat, I'm ready to solve the puzzle."

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On Another Note

Can anyone see a situation in which Europe desperately needs oil and liquid natural gas, and all stops are pulled out by the US, the White House, drillers, and shippers to get as much oil and natural gas to Europe as possible, as fast as possible. 

I'm convinced a case can be made for that. Ninety-five percent chance it won't happen, but a five percent chance it will?

Very, very few people are still alive who were actually alive during WWII. Those folks can tell us how fast things can change. Remember, that global war lasted four years, and it broke out very, very suddenly, peaking within months before it moved into steady state wartime situation.

There's a reason the White House just "named" Qatar a non-NATO ally of the US. Sources:

The United States is planning to designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, President Joe Biden has told Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a move that would formally upgrade the partnership between Doha and Washington.