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Still, the interagency group was initially skeptical of the CIA’s enthusiasm for a covert deep-sea attack. There were too many unanswered questions. The waters of the Baltic Sea were heavily patrolled by the Russian navy, and there were no oil rigs that could be used as cover for a diving operation. Would the divers have to go to Estonia, right across the border from Russia’s natural gas loading docks, to train for the mission? “It would be a goat fuck,” the Agency was told.-->

Still, the interagency group was initially skeptical of the CIA’s enthusiasm for a covert deep-sea attack. There were too many unanswered questions. The waters of the Baltic Sea were heavily patrolled by the Russian navy, and there were no oil rigs that could be used as cover for a diving operation. Would the divers have to go to Estonia, right across the border from Russia’s natural gas loading docks, to train for the mission? “It would be a goat fuck,” the Agency was told.-->

Throughout “all of this scheming,” the source said, “some working guys in the CIA and the [[State Department]] were saying, ‘Don’t do this. It’s stupid and will be a political nightmare if it comes out.’”  Nevertheless, in early 2022, the CIA working group reported back to Sullivan’s interagency group: “We have a way to blow up the pipelines.”

Throughout “all of this scheming,” the source said, “some working guys in the CIA and the [[State Department]] were saying, ‘Don’t do this. It’s stupid and will be a political nightmare if it comes out.’”  Nevertheless, in early 2022, the CIA working group reported back to Sullivan’s interagency group: “We have a way to blow up the pipelines.”

[[File:Sikorski tweet.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Former Polish Foreign and Defense Minister and Member of the EU Parliament thanked the United States for the [[Biden regime]]'s [[environmentalism|environmental]] [[terrorism]] and Act of War against Russia and the German people.<ref>https://twitter.com/radeksikorski/status/1574800653724966915</ref>]]

[[File:Sikorski tweet.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Former Polish Foreign and Defense Minister and Member of the EU Parliament thanked the United States for the [[Biden regime]]'s [[environmentalism|environmental]] [[terrorism]] and Act of War against Russia and the German people.<ref>https://twitter.com/radeksikorski/status/1574800653724966915</ref>]]

What came next was stunning. On February 7, 2022 less than three weeks before the seemingly inevitable [[Special military operation|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Biden met in his White House office with German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]], who, after some wobbling, was now firmly on the American team.<ref>[https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/26/patrick-lawrence-germany-in-crisis-part-3-a-culture-of-submission/ Patrick Lawrence: Germany in Crisis Part 3: A Culture of Submission], April 26, 2025. scheerpost.com</ref> At the press briefing that followed, Biden defiantly said, “If Russia invades . . . there will be no longer a [[Nord Stream 2]]. We will bring an end to it.”<ref>https://youtu.be/vbM7-r2VaMc</ref>

What came next was stunning. On February 7, 2022 less than three weeks before the seemingly inevitable [[Special military operation|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Biden met in his White House office with German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]], who, after some wobbling, was now firmly on the American team.<ref>[https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/26/patrick-lawrence-germany-in-crisis-part-3-a-culture-of-submission/ Patrick Lawrence: Germany in Crisis Part 3: A Culture of Submission], April 26, 2025. scheerpost.com</ref> At the press briefing that followed, Biden defiantly said, “If Russia invades . . . there will be no longer a [[Nord Stream 2]]. We will bring an end to it.”<ref>https://youtu.be/vbM7-r2VaMc</ref>