Has this gone on so long and created such, such a negative sentiment that it's inevitable that Russia and China will now be fused. Because you and I both know in the Post World War II era, One of the major geopolitical political objectives of Republican and Democrat administrations in the past has been to keep the largest producer of energy on the planet away from such a strong alliance with the largest consumer of energy on the planet. Do you think that there's a chance to fix what's gone wrong here? There is a chance, but the problem is we have to prove that we deserve the chance … (31:36–31:50)
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Asserts that U.S. administrations aimed to prevent a strong alliance between the largest energy producer and consumer.
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