It adds up to an axis of oil that seriously threatens U.S. interests, according to Flynt Leverett.
Flynt Leverett is now a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and joins us from his home in McLean, Virginia.
Leverett, a former CIA officer came to Israel with Undersecretary of State William Burns last month to discuss the road map.
Mr. LEVERETT: I would lay out at least a couple of different big ideas that I think need to be discussed more.
Though Syria produces far less oil than Libya, for example, violence in Syria could affect global oil speculation and prices, Leverett said.
Washington insiders however point to the fact that Flynt Leverett, the NSC's point man for the "peace process" is a State Department appointment.
Mr. LEVERETT: Well, yes, we have seen a drop, but I would still say that the long-term trend is going to be toward higher prices.
Mr. FLYNT LEVERETT (New America Foundation): Thanks for having me.
One plan under consideration calls for tractor traverses from the base on the coast at McMurdo to the pole via the newly established Leverett Glacier route to transport the cable.
These include Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett, a husband-and-wife team who worked for the Bush administration but have become tireless promulgators of the view that America is heading towards another calamitous war.
Mr. LEVERETT: I think that if you really go down the list of what are the major challenges for American foreign policy, a very significant percentage of them get tied up with this axis of oil.
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