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Title: ahhh, good times...[Politics/Religion] Post by: Aske on May 16, 2008, 08:56:49 AM Quote When Bush first ran for president in 2000, he criticized the Clinton administration for high fuel prices and said the president must "jawbone" oil producing nations and persuade them to drop rates. At that time, oil was nearing $28 a barrel. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24660754/ ...then... (interesting) Quote "U.S. influence over OPEC and Gulf oil production is diminished," he said. "It's not clear what the incentive is to Saudi Arabia. We can't deliver on (Mideast) peace. We can't deliver on arms transfers. We can't deliver on the Iraq that Saudi Arabia wants. We are raising problems in terms of Iran. And the reality is the market isn't being driven by us; it's being driven by China, by India, by rising Asian demand." Title: Re: ahhh, good times...[Politics/Religion] Post by: spacey on May 16, 2008, 09:22:07 AM Quote At that time, oil was nearing $28 a barrel. Title: Re: ahhh, good times...[Politics/Religion] Post by: Clive on May 16, 2008, 10:52:45 AM :airquotes: There's an energy crisis I wouldn't mind revisiting. :airquotes: Nah, I guess not everything can be euphemized. |