none of this is especially important. Regardless of whether they are number 1,2, or 3, they are still in a position to threaten dollar hegemony and I have to conclude that Obama’s anti-Putin rhetoric reflects this realization especially in light of the extremes we have gone to in the past to prevent lesser OPEC nations from trading their petroleum products for currencies other than dollars.
especially in light of the extremes we have gone to in the past to prevent lesser OPEC nations from trading their petroleum products for currencies other than dollars.
Really? Do you have any source for that assertion?