I don 't know why. They already have a communist in the WH which they always wanted. He must have attended the mandatory commie meetings with the same diligence his attended the daily briefings

The thing about the Russian ordeal is that America is the only country that is actually standing up and saying, "Hey, you can't or shouldn't be doing that." You hear small squeaks from our allies from time to time, but thats it. Thats where the problem lies. If the world, and not just the U.S, stood up to Russia then you wouldn't have all this tooth-baring. Honestly, I wouldn't be concerned about an attack from Russia so much as I would an interference from China amidst an attack from Russia. Our military and civilian population combined can take one or the other, but not both at once. There may be a twist in the plot though. Since we are basically owned by China, would China's role in an unlikely but possible attack be that of the imperialist conqueror, or the destroyer (as would be Russia's aim)?

Probably 87.00 for bribes and payoffs and 20.00 to actually produce. That's why ours is cheaper, less bribes to pay to our politicians and government agencies.

The current price of oil may not help this situation. True or false, I am not sure but I heard yesterday that it costs Russia $107 a barrel to produce oil and it now below $60. I don't really understand why it costs them so much to produce it but that was the story.