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Originally Posted by Clocker
The primary issue is not the uranium itself. The issue is that uranium is regulated, and US law requires government approval of the deal.
And getting government approval means "lobbying" (ala Monty Python: wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean?). Lots of money sloshing around, lots of grubby little hands reaching in the pot.
And the Clintons are certainly intelligent enough and experienced enough to know that in their positions they should avoid even an appearance of involvement with a foreign company seeking government approval regarding a regulated commodity. But as usual, they think that they are above all that.
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A cursory glance at the timeline. Bill Clinton was heavily involved in securing mining rights in Kazahkstan in the mid 2000s. To quote Phil Collins they simply may have already been in too deep.