[kaboom]

To summarize...past US officials with ties to President Bush are conducting business with Saudi's, and the author of this article cannot provide proof that it is improper or that there is a conflict of interest directly impacting the President's decision making.

[danneskjold]

To summarize...past US officials with ties to President Bush are conducting business with Saudi's, and the author of this article cannot provide proof that it is improper or that there is a conflict of interest directly impacting the President's decision making.

In other words...much ado about nothing...

[meenie]

To summarize further, this country and government was not founded to advance the cause of business. When business and government unite and form political relationships, the term is called fascism.

Any deviation from this in the form of influencing elections or officials, ie. political campaign financing, revolving doors from government to corporations, is called corruption.

The same can be said of the other side of the coin in the labor organizations and their lackeys in the Congress. No artificial personalities, corporate or organization, should be able to influence elections or officials in a perfect republic.

Alas, this is a dream, and we have to put up with the tainted forms of corruption and favoritism.

[drjimmy]

These intricate personal and financial links have led to virtual silence in the administration on Saudi Arabia's failings in dealing with terrorists like bin Laden, said Charles Lewis, executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, a Washington, D.C.-based government watchdog group.
I daresay that the majority of Freepers understand and have commented on the connections between Saudi Arabia and the terrorists. Is Lewis correct that the administration has been largely silent on that subject, and if it has been silent, does anyone here have a better reason why?

[scottiewottie]

To extend this even further, this editorial neglects the prospect of leverage. The ruling Saudi family is dependent upon US investment and resources that cannot be found elsewhere. The Saudi family must cooperate with the US and allies at the peril of distrust of their own population. The cooperation we have with Saudi Arabia would be non-existent without investment ties to the US. The more influence we have upon Saudi business, the more cooperation we will gain from them.