At 11:24 AM 4/5/2008, you wrote: >I don't know a lot about the dealings between our country and others, but >what I don't understand is if the US is the number one consumer/customer of >oil then why can't we tell oil producing nations that we will only pay $50 a >barrel (for example) take it or leave it. If they don't take the price we >offer, then we don't buy it and they're sitting on useless oil, pretty >simple. It works for Wal-Mart. > >
Herb, this will tell you why be sure & watch it all. I have known this for years as friends of mine work up there. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147