Bush: Kyoto would hurt economy, says reliance on Gulf Oil is a security problem

[Sean]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html

I couldn't in good faith have signed Kyoto," Bush told the Danish Broadcasting Corp., noting that the treaty did not include other nations -- including India and China -- that he called "big polluters." In Bush's view, the Kyoto treaty's mandatory limits also would not ensure that climate risks would be addressed unless countries like China also make emission cuts. He also says more study is needed to determine whether human activity is primarily to blame for rising temperatures.

Later in the Danish interview, Bush said the United States was looking for ways to "diversify away from fossil fuels" to reduce its dependence on Middle East oil. "We're hooked on oil from the Middle East, which is a national security problem and an economic security problem," Bush said.

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[Chris the Chees]

Does anyone else spot the hypocracy of that statement? The USA is by far the largest polluter in the world. Countries like India and china won't follow suit unless the USA makes a move. They are saying, if the US doesn't have too why should we.