The Russian Bear Awakens
by ilene - July 11th, 2010 4:16 pm
The Russian Bear Awakens
Courtesy of Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse
Today most Americans consider the United States to be "the sole remaining superpower" – absolutely unparalleled economically and militarily. But the truth is not anything close to that. As we detailed in a previous article, China has become a very dominant economic and military superpower. But there is another world superpower that the American people and the American media are not taking seriously. The Russian Bear has awakened, and yet most people in the U.S. think of Russia as a Cold War opponent that we "defeated" and which is now a shell of its former self. The recent Russian spy case is a perfect example of the tremendous lack of respect which the American public has for Russia these days. It is almost as if the media is saying: "Oh look, isn’t it so cute that these little Russians are spying on us as if the Cold War was still going on?" But the truth is that it is a massive error to underestimate Russia. Today it is a fact that Russia is stronger both economically and militarily than it ever has been before.
You doubt this?
Quick – name the number one oil producer in the world.
Here’s a hint – it is not Saudi Arabia.
Russia has also recently become the number one oil exporter in the world.
Not only that, but Russia is also the number one exporter of natural gas in the world.…