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Our country's energy supply is primarily a political problem. Due to the war in Ukraine, the Netherlands was forced by the US to stop importing oil and gas from Russia.
America also forced us to import liquefied natural gas from the US. We had to reclaim a large area of land from the sea for this, and a terminal was built on it to process this fuel. The costs were, of course, entirely borne by the citizens of the Netherlands.
France has requested the Netherlands to send a naval vessel to support the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the eastern Mediterranean.
Yesterday, French President Macron announced that he would be sending the French aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean. "We must protect our economic interests, because oil and gas prices and international trade are being seriously disrupted by the war," he said in a televised speech. He was referring specifically to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route.
So our involvement in this war is certain.
Turkey was attacked by Iran, and the missile was intercepted by NATO equipment. It might not be long before NATO intervenes.
You know we disagree on the historical context of the war in Gaza. My opinion on that remains unchanged, and I see the war in Iran as a direct consequence of the war in gaza.
Your theory of the superpower killing the fly and solving all problems is, in my view, invalid. And the current situation in the Middle East demonstrates that. You can't kill an idea, ideology, or belief. Nor can you undo wrongs with it.
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