Bush is responding impotently because he needs Russia to keep pressure on Iran and needs Russian oil to keep gas prices somewhat reasonable. Maybe that whole soft power / new world order stuff wasn't gobbledygook after all.
Ya I hope Ivan keeps pressure on Tehran they seem like they are about to crack any minute now.
Reagan is rolling in his grave right now.
This highlights AGAIN why we should be using all available domestic sources of oil and gas, OCS and ANWR, and building nuclear power plants as quickly as possible. The DemoSocialists, Pelosi, Obama, Kennedy, Reid, et cetera, ad nauseum, are out of touch with reality. There are probably more than 250 million gasoline or diesel powered vehicles in the U.S., so we are going to need more oil for years to come. I also like Boone Pickens’ ideas - see www.pickensplan.com
I think if any of the trade off exists tne it’s more like this:
Putin: You got Iraq, I get former Soviets sattelites with oil.