Bush: U.S. To Supply Enriched Uranium to Saudi Arabia

Fri May 16, 9:13 AM ET

RIYADH (AFP) - The White House announced major new cooperation 
agreements with Saudi Arabia on Friday as US President George W. Bush 
made his second visit to the oil superpower this year.

The agreements cover cooperation on civil nuclear power and protecting 
the kingdom's oil infrastructure which has come under attack by Islamist 
militants.

"The Saudis bear a special responsibility for protecting key energy 
facilities of global im****tance and the world benefits from their 
abundant energy supplies," a White House statement said.

"Our global economy depends greatly on Saudi Arabian energy. The United 
States has a keen interest in helping the Saudis protect their energy 
infrastructure against terrorism, as demonstrated by the unsuccessful 
terrorist attack against the kingdom's Abqaiq plants in February 2006," 
it said.

"To this end, the United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed to 
cooperate in safeguarding the kingdom's energy resources by protecting 
key infrastructure, enhancing Saudi border security, and meeting Saudi 
Arabia's expanding energy needs in an environmentally responsible manner."

Saudi Arabia sits on around a quarter of the world's oil reserves and is 
by far its biggest producer with an output of some nine million barrerls 
per day.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080516/pl_afp/mideastusdiplomacybushsaudideals

[
The perfect gift for a country that already has 22% of the world's oil 
supply:  Enriched uranium!

This is a classic case of "Only Nixon Could Go To China."

Obama should thank Bush for making this deal for him.  President Obama 
could never get away with it--everybody would say it's appeasement.

But after Bush's strong speech against appeasement yesterday, he can 
safely send enriched uranium to Saudi Arabia and nobody will care. 
Perfect timing.
]


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