There's repugnant, and there's repugnant

Yesterday, Andrea Mitchell of NBC News quoted Fimat USA senior vice president John Kilduff, who said that China is "willing to do business with a lot of countries that the U.S. would find repugnant." Mitchell provided examples: "Hot spots like Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Sudan."

The only thing wrong with that statement is that the U.S. does do business with both Venezuela and Nigeria. In January, Venezuela was the U.S.'s second largest source of imported oil, providing 48 million barrels. The U.S. also buys oil from Nigeria.