State Of The Union Fact Check

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush set energy self-sufficiency goals Tuesday night that would still leave the country vulnerable to unstable oil sources. He also declared he is helping more people get health care, despite a rising number of uninsured.

Whether promoting a plan to "save Social Security" or describing Iraqi security forces as "increasingly capable of defeating the enemy," Bush skipped over some complex realities in his State of the Union speech.

ENERGY:

By identifying only Mideast oil imports for reductions, Bush was ignoring some of the largest sources of U.S. petroleum, among them Canada, Mexico, Nigeria and Venezuela. The U.S. considers Venezuela a source of political instability in the region; relations with Mexico have been strained over immigration; and violence has curbed nearly 10 percent of Nigeria's oil output.

Imports of oil and refined product from the Persian Gulf make up less than a fifth of all imports, according to the government.

Bush has spoken of reducing reliance on foreign oil in every State of the Union speech, if not as explicitly as in this one, and presidents back to Richard Nixon outlined similar goals, to little or no effect.

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1. Energy

I found it ironic that Bush called for investment in energy, particularly in light of China's commitment last week to spend $500B on the same thing. Something we could have done had we not invaded Iraq.

[Sydnie]

2. something we would have done with Kerry in our house n.t

[upi402]

3. china will kick our fat bloated dumb ass

look at bush-

now know that the chineses are born counting and live by negotiation.

[mmonk]

4. He should have said we were dependent on middle eastern

oil remaining traded in dollars so that all oil will be traded in dollars. But that might let the cat of the bag.

[Wilms]

5. Shhhhhhhhhh! n/t