# Oil rises as Saudi Arabia nixes Bush plea near $128 a barrel

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**Created:** [May 16, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-rises-as-saudi-arabia-nixes-bush-plea-near-128-a-barrel/48551 "2008-05-16T08:52:07Z")\
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> [@cteclipse](#):
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> does not mean its a world power, and you can’t say ANY country, look at nicaragua, Darfur, are we helping them out as much as other countries that involve our political agenda? no , and how do we keep the middle east countries safe…they’ve been around for oh, 2-3000 years, and us, not even 250

Pick up a history book. Those mid east countries have been around for barely 60 years, since WWII

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