China and India to get too economically strong. Of course we don't. However, in the short term, it's to our advantage that they get all the oil they need -- which is what I did say. Sure their increased play around the world worries many in Washington but while that town isn't filled with the best and the brightest-- never was -- they aren't totally stupid and they can do the math. Both China and India will be "superpowers" whatever that means and we know it. We'd just like it to be on our terms.

We don't do a lot of things openly. Nor are we as stupid as we allow many to think we are.