At 06:01 PM 10/15/2005, joanna wrote:
>Chris Doss wrote:
>
>>Like it or not, Russia is on the path of
>>reconstituting the power and influence of the former
>>Soviet Union in world affairs. There is an important
>>difference though Russia will regain this influence
>>and power under 21st century terms: instead of a
>>threatening conventional military and nuclear arsenal,
>>it will take advantage of its vast oil and gas
>>resources to regain its international prominence.
>>Clearly a $100 barrel a dollar oil regime is not
>>immediately in the cards, but it does demand the world
>>to take pause. Even the conventional wisdom of a $50 a
>>barrel should be a wake up call. 0-
>Yes. And if the dollar crumbles...Russia has lots of gold. Frankly, this
>cheers me up. I'd so much rather learn Russian than Chinese.
>
>Joanna