Ashevillain

Oil Will Only Fall So Far

Details aside, viewed from Russia's point-of-view the author is correct about Russian concerns about American policy. If you were Putin or Medvedev and you believed that control of energy will be the source of power for the next 20 years, you would not be happy with the U.S. in Iraq, the U.S.'s relationship with Saudi Arabia, and the fact that a large fleet of naval ships sits off the coast of Iran. Those facts combined would provide even a reasonable person with a concern that America is trying to control oil--and Putin isn't reasonable.