Representative Ed Markey wants to know — and so do I (though I suspect he has just a bit more pull).
Last month, while the American people were becoming the personal ATMs of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Saudi Arabia signing away an even more valuable gift: nuclear technology. In a ceremony little-noticed in this country, Ms. Rice volunteered the U.S. to assist Saudi Arabia in developing nuclear reactors, training nuclear engineers, and constructing nuclear infrastructure. While oil breaks records at $130 per barrel or more, the American consumer is footing the bill for Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions.
Not only do the Saudis have no need for nuclear power, it seems quite unwise to feed another Middle Eastern state’s nuclear ambitions. But, hey, they’re our friends, right?