"Politicians... know that voters will punish them if fuel prices soar, or if there are electricity shortages. But they also know that if they openly put the search for oil at the heart of their foreign policies, they are liable to be denounced as cynical and immoral. When it comes to energy security, western politicians treat their voters like children – and behave like adults in private."
Source:
The crude realities of diplomacy
By Gideon Rachman, The Financial Times
Published: September 7 2009
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