Huckabee: America Enslaved to Saudi Oil
posted 2:42 pm Sun November 25, 2007 - Washington
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says America has become "enslaved" to oil from Saudi Arabia, muting its response to human rights issues in the Middle East country.
Speaking on CNN's "Late Edition," Huckabee decried a recent Saudi court's sentence of six months in jail and 200 lashes for a woman who was gang raped. Huckabee says Saudis get "filthy, obscenely rich" from American dollars spent at gas pumps.
The former Arkansas governor says that money gets funneled back into madrassas, religious schools he says "train the terrorists."
Huckabee says he would make the U.S. energy independent within 10 years if elected. He offered no specifics on how he'd do that.
The former Arkansas governor says that money gets funneled back into madrassas, religious schools he says "train the terrorists."
Huckabee says he would make the U.S. energy independent within 10 years if elected. He offered no specifics on how he'd do that.
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10:57 am on 11/26/07
"We import 60X of our oil." ______________________________________________________________________
Please get your facts man! The U.S. imports only 25 percent, plus or minus 5 percent, of the oil we use. I haven't read anything you've posted that is factual. I guess you're just hoping that someone will be dumb enough to believe you. The Saudis are a part of the OPEC Cartel and they do help set the price of oil per barrel, coming out of the Middle East. They are not our friends! The U.S. is just a necessary ally to have, because of the threat of possible takeover by more radical Islamic factions within Saudi Arabia. Huckabee is right! We do need to take a long hard look of who we are dealing with, in the Middle East. JMO
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