# 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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**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-rises-as-saudi-arabia-nixes-bush-plea-near-128-a-barrel/48551/46 "2008-05-16T10:01:33Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> The US has its own reserves for the reasons of national security anyhow. Why do you think we use foreign oil. Once it’s gone, we still have ours. AMERICA FUCK YEAH.

good point, but

97-1 the Senate voted against Bush continuing to put 70,000 barrels a day into the Strategic Reserve.

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