Saudis Want US to Pay for Reducing Oil Usage


	Saudis Want US to Pay for Reducing Oil Usage

chestnut501

10-14-2009 8:25 PM

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news, politics, climate, oil, saudis, abdullah

chestnut501 says:

We buy, we pay. We don't buy, we still pay.The Saudis say it's the only way they'll be able to afford helping the fight against global warming.

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10-15-2009 3:28 PM

davboz

Why, the poor things will be poor, dontcha know?

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