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Point being, the US wouldn't care about the oil. We don't import much if any oil from Norway.

Yes, the loss of Norwegian exports would have had the effect of raising oil prices globally. But not by enough to make the US stand by while Russia starts mowing down NATO countries. That would be considered a Big Deal over here, even in light of pro-Russian GOP sentiment.




It depicts a fictionalized story. The premise doesn't need to be 100% fleshed out in terms of geopolitical realities.


Yeah, but there's such a thing as suspension of disbelief.

The idea that we'd chill out while Russia invades Norway... I mean, you could come up with a way to make that sound plausible, but it would almost have to be the central theme of the whole show.


I recall that it’s depicted as a kind of bloodless coup / occupation.




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