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Arlen Specter: “I think if every one of our colleagues read the story on the front page of the New York Times today, there would be no…”

On the recordApril 25, 2002
I think if every one of our colleagues read the story on the front page of the New York Times today, there would be no doubt about the insistence of this body to reduce our dependence on OPEC oil. To have Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia release through a spokesman what he intends to say to the President of the United States--that Saudi Arabia will use oil as an oil weapon, as Saddam Hussein has done is outrageous. The spokesman is quoted as saying that Saudi Arabia is prepared to go to the right of bin Laden, and that Saudi Arabia is prepared to fly to Baghdad and embrace Saddam Hussein like a brother.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Addressing concerns over Saudi Arabia's threats regarding oil and U.S. foreign policy.

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