John McCain: Speech 12/10/07

John McCain
Speech
Aiken, SC 12/10/07

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Great nations, great nations don't leave the lifeblood of their economy in the hands of foreign cartels or bet their future on a commodtiy located in countries where authoritarians repress their people and terrorists find their main support. Terrorists understand the seriousness of our vulnerability. Al Qaeda plans for attacks on oil facilities in the Middle East to destroy the American economy. My friends, a little over year ago a suicide attack at a major Saudi Arabian oil refinery came very close to disabling its target. We are one successful attack away from an economic crisis. The flow of oil has many checkpoints; pipelines, refineries, transit routes, and terminals, most of them outside our jurisdiction and control. Our enemies understand the effects on America of a significant disruption in supply; a crippled transportation system, gasoline too expensive for many Americans to purchase, and businesses closed. Al Qaeda must revel in the irony that America is helping to fund both sides of the war they caused. As we sacrifice blood and treasure, some of our gas dollars go to the fanatics who build the bombs, hatch the plots, and carry out attacks on our soldiers and citizens. Iran made over $45 billion in oil sales in 2005, and it is the number one state sponsor of terrorism. The transfer of American wealth to the MIddle East helps sustain the conditions on which terrorists prey. Some of the most oil-rich nations are some of the most stagnant nations on earth. At $100 per barrel, the United States will spend $400 billion a year purchasing oil from foreign countries. As long as petrodollars flow freely to them, these regimes have little incentive to open their politics and economies so all of their people can benefit from their country's wealth."

JM SC 12-10 (MB#17) KBC - ClipA

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• 12/10/07

[Hamhaxx]

Yeah, Obama's pretty great.

[MinaLooy]

love his little wisteling "s"

it's like the old man in family guy

vota obama.

[mcshobe2008]

Is he reffering to Saudi Arabia at the beggining?

[clairebreedlove26]

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[macbethus]

he has the face o fy he just needs the red hairck chu

[tonybek1]

he is the man