Will Obama end dependence on Russian oil too, or encourage it?

Question

edit: he said "oil from the Middle East"

this has a lot to do with Obama. Key Obama supporters in the Senate have advocated for allowing Russia to pursue its ambitions for "hegemony" over its former domains.

Answer 1

Obama has said we need to work towards independence from FOREIGN oil.  Russia is a foreign country.

Answer 2

The U.S. imports most of its oil from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Nigeria. It gets very little oil from Russia. Europe gets most of its oil from Russia... but I don't see what that has to do with Obama.

** Ooh, I understand the question now. I don't really know... I hope it comes up eventually, for McCain as well. I would love to hear their thoughts on the future of the complex relationship between Russia and the West. Very interesting question considering that the resurgent Russia is bound to become a very important issue in the near future.

Answer 3

No. The oil dependence of which you speak will be under the control of Iran for at least a year after the election. Then it will become under the domination of Imperial Russia or Imperial China. Place your bet.

I will be too busy growing vegetables in my back yard to have any dogs in this fight. Hungry people don't get interested in such affairs...