Claim: Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman this week both exaggerated the extent to which the U.S. relies on imported oil from countries "hostile" or "unfriendly" to the U.S. Warning about over-reliance on foreign oil from countries that "don't like us very much" is a bipartisan refrain. And it is true that some of the oil imported by the U.S. comes from countries that are arguably  unfriendly to the U.S.
Fact-check: Friends Lumped with Foes in Foreign Oil Debate  - FactCheck.org
Verdict: republican presidential candidates rick perry and jon huntsman this week both exaggerated the extent to which the u.s. relies on imported oil from countries "hostile" or "unfriendly" to the u.s. warning about over-reliance on foreign oil from countries that "don't like us very much" is a bipartisan refrain. and it is true that some of the oil imported by the u.s. comes from countries that are arguably  unfriendly to the u.s.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2011-11-04T19:28:42