is how they treat threats to other countries oil supplies... America spends it treasure protecting the flow of it... Russia demands you buy from them or else.... This simple fact is what those condemning America protecting the world's oil flow forget --- how unique America is in this regard...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8090104.stm >>> These include strategic gas storage facilities vital for Europe's energy >>> security in a time of crisis. While the European Commission insists it has several plans other than Nabucco to lower the dependency on Russia, it also admits there is no real escape. "We'll continue to work with Russia because Russia has energy resources," says European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs. "I think I could be confident there will be no interruption from Russia of supplies because we really have been working on an early warning mechanism and personal contacts." But this is cold-comfort for those hardest-hit during the crisis in January such as the people of Bulgaria. And Moscow itself is now openly saying that competition for energy supplies in areas including Central Asia and the Caspian Sea could lead to military conflicts along its borders over the next decade. A security strategy document, published in May, was signed by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
