"Look, I don't think President Obama would have bowed to the ruler of Saudi Arabia if he didn't have oil to the degree that the Saudis do. I think they and other producing states, almost all of whom, except Norway and Canada, are dictatorships or autocratic systems, have thrown their weight around because of oil."

Source : "Gary Hart, James Woolsey: Oil Tied to Security". Interview with Daniel Stone, www.newsweek.com. August 05, 2010.

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