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Old 07-13-2006, 08:16 PM  
Nathan
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Originally Posted by Lance69
I've been saying that for years now!

If Europe and North America cut off all funds and stopped buying from the middle east then they'd have no choice but to come to our shores selling oil for 5 bucks a barrel.
What do they have other than that? Tourism?!?!?!? The Shieks would be broke and the poor would riot.
Actually.. it depends on the country...

The UAE actually only makes around 20% of their income from oil now-a-days...
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