Misplaced Patriot

So, the Saudi ambassador was informed about the decision to go to war with Iraq before the United States' Secretary of State was told? Isn't the Secretary of State responsible for communicating with foreign governments?

Of course he is, but this was a special case, because the Saudi ambassador was being treated more as a representative of an oil company than as a representative of a nation, and the US President and Vice President were representing major American oil interests, rather than the American people. This was a corporate meeting.

You know, I'm beginning to wonder if the Saudi ambassador is one of the people on Cheney's energy task force list - it would explain why he is holding that list so close.