Come Hither Da'lin!

"Bush not only hosted the de facto head of this regime at his Crawford ranch, however, but literally held Abdullah's hand all the way to his office. This single gesture undermines all of Bush's rhetoric about freedom and democracy.

I realize that the Saudis are presumably important because of our oil dependency. Judging by news accounts, the price of oil dominated the meeting. Plus, there are the Bush family's ties to the monarchy and Saudi investments in this country. Should we let all this, however, force us into such a close relationship with such an obnoxious regime?"



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