Question Re:Caspian Basin

[Mattcapri at aol.com]

I have read/heard conflicting accounts of the significance of the Caspian 
Basin oil deposit. On the one there are those who say it is going to be a 
very important area of conflict over the next 5-10 years, and that it was a 
key reason for US/NATO involvement in Kosovo. On the other hand articles in 
Le Monde Diplomatique and Foreign Affairs suggest that it is smaller deposit 
than was originally thought. While the Chechen conflict and other factors 
suggest the former, I wonder what it is that makes people characterize it as 
the latter.  Anybody know of a good source of information on this.
mcapri