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2011-03-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

What's behind Russia's response to the Libyan crisis?

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Posted by ryuge 2011-03-26 01:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 (a) The price of oil. Qadaffy was winning and would have resumed oil production within a week. Now it can go on for months---and if "rebels" receive enough western assistance to win, they'll start fighting among themselves. Libyan oil production could be off-line for years.
(b) Russians oppose any actions by USA as a matter of principle---except when they see the USA about to shoot itself in a foot.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-03-26 05:59|| 2011-03-26 05:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Russians oppose any actions by USA...

Except the destruction of the opium producers in Central Asia and the willingness of the Americans to pay through the nose for land transport to make it happen.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-26 08:24|| 2011-03-26 08:24|| Front Page Top

#3 That's what I said, P2K.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-03-26 08:45|| 2011-03-26 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 # 1 you are so spot on. The Russians play this game well. We are supporting the "Rebels" and now Al Qaeda has joined them. Egypt was an ally, what are they now?.
Obama has done it again. Shut down oil production even in another country.

Posted by Dale 2011-03-26 13:56|| 2011-03-26 13:56|| Front Page Top

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