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2008-08-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Battle for Oil: EUs hope to bypass Russian energy may be a pipe dream

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Posted by john frum 2008-08-12 12:31|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The European Union needs to come up with the cash to build a pipeline from Iraq to Europe, through Turkey. They also need to start paying a lot more to build up their militaries, as what Russia is doing in Georgia is a direct threat to all of them. The "Cold War" may be over, but Putin is just idiot enough to think he's another Joseph Stalin - but without the "empire" to sustain his ambitions.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-08-12 21:14|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-08-12 21:14|| Front Page Top

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