The point of the strategy was supposed to be less dependence on foreign oil. It sounds like more deference to foreign despots. Audits of oil-rich states by the International Monetary Fund, as well as the use of human rights impact assessments for future energy projects. Renewed U.S. support for voluntary standards of corporate responsibility in the energy sector, with EximBank and OPIC financing contingent on adherence to such standards. Clarification from the Bush Administration as to whether human rights considerations will be downgraded in any review of sanctions against energy producing countries such as Burma and Sudan.
Letter is available here .