RICHARD FERNANDEZ: Mining Engineers Led by Communications Studies Majors. “Falling oil prices will temporarily weaken the Russian and Iranian positions vis a vis the forces supported by the Gulf Emirates. It will also diminish logistical support for Assad in Syria. The administration finds itself in an accidental position of strength. US domestic oil production which it has tried so hard to discourage, has inadvertently given it a trump card. But does it know what to do with it?” No. Next question?