Bush oil plea rejected by Saudis

rather than interferring in Iraq

We should have spent all that cash in developing alternative energy.. bio fuels, solar energy, fly wheel energy storage, fuel cell technology.. we need these more than bombs and the middle east.. let them keep their sand, oil and religion

Bush oil plea rejected by Saudis

The USA should never beg another country to produce more oil. Next time the Saud ask for help from USA. I believed we should ignore the request. Let them fight thier own war.USA is very self suffient country and we should give them any help nest time they scream for wolf.In any events the Iranian Armed Forces make a move to invade Saudi Arabia,we should ignore them,let them fight thier own fight. We are there to protect them and now they just ignore our request. They can base thier money against the euro dollars and see what become of them. We built Saudi Arabia and without us helping them, they are nothing but a sand beggars.Those arab country does not appreciatre what we did for them.Tell me if I am wrong/////

Iran

Iran wouldn’t be so ...... if the US stayed the hell out of there in the 50’s instead of imposing the Shar on them. He basicly killed off anyone with the power to oppose him and with the common sense not to go on a killing rampage so all that was left was religious extremists. How much of the oil America consumes is from American oil reserves? I doubt its enough to supply the whole country.

whn bush die, he should be buried in a oil tanker.

bravo ..saudis

for once show the americans that saudis are not their tools of sorts..to be turned this and that way at their behest..yes they will say that the iranians are trying to do this and that to you now tomorrow or the next day but surely by now you saudis are smarter than yesterday ?..how long are you going to allow such bluffs and bullying ?.. yes keep your blessed sand and the oil uncer neath it for others and the future too..yes keep the religion too and do so wisely for Allah has guaranteed its existence for ever..and so will we defend it together with you..yes you are not alone there..and its growing into americas europe and everywhere..scare them out of their wits..allah hu akbar !!..

On the positive side, people will stop being so wasteful

like a little boy in a candy store that just wants more and more candy.. so FAT he CAN NOT GET OUT of the door and now find himself having to share the candy with some others that have entered the store.. May have to loose some weight and some natural sweets that are not so bad for your health.. maybe open a new store and sell the others some better natural candy

Illegal. Personal. Whats illegal and whats personal.

US must face and compete a real world now

It is important that the we understand the nature now, what was given to us was wasted by corrupt politician and people. We tried our wrong and greedy methods to capture Arab oil.. but for how long. We are now at mercy of China and India, we are losing and not producing academics, our children are just not following that. It is high time that we prepare ourselves mentally that we have ruled the world and now someone will rule us.

Wrong policies have made US so weak

It was expected and it will get much worse. US was wrong in all its policies, whether it was internal and specially middle east. A lot will depend on future political leaders who are going to run US for next 10 years.

2008 US PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Sen. JOHN McCAIN : “a PEACE of mind to apply our public wastelands and deserts to 'grow' our Bio-fuels and Bio-diesels in our own American soils starting this federal Bioenergy program in the 2009 McCAIN administration in White House."

Bush oil plea rejected by Saudis

I agree with the first commenter that high tech country should spend their money and knowledge to developing alternative of oil infact one day there will be no oil at all in this world.
But commenter no 2. seems aggressive just like any other a proudy american which they believe themself they are the most powerful, smart & rich my ASS.

Bush oil plea rejected by Saudis

We wish democract will win the presidency this time need some peace in this world republican has too much disturb in world. Let Republican rest for atlist 20years.

Bush oil plea rejected by Saudis

Saudi has done a courageous job by not accepting Bush request infact all Arab nation should forget and forgive eachother problem and unite as 1 United arab than only arab could able to control their own oil international market but not USA.

Needless spending and consumption of resourses

If Bush would not wage his illegal personal wars on defenseless countries there would not be any oil problems, his administration is doing more harm than good for humanity, with their personal illegal wars, they are polluting this planet, they are destabilizing many world economies, they are creating animosities among peaceful nations, they are imposing fear, and practicing evil towards its fellow man.

Sammy

We should use our own natural resourses instead buying oil from the Arab nation. We have our own oil reserve and we should tap it.USA stand on own feet and use our own and find or develop an engine that use less fuel.The United States has a amount of oil reserve untouch and we should use it and stay away from buying oil from the arab country. We are so spoiled driving big trucks with big engine and big cars with powerful and always trying to impress the Joneses that we could afford such machine. Those days are gone. Alternative fuel, better engine that use less fuel, open up the oil reserve. Remember after the ww2 ,we are the biggest exporter of crude oil in the world until the goverment stop it and capped all oil field and put in as reserve oil field for future use.So many politician got so involved in the development and finding oil in the USA that progress was put to stop. Alaskan oil field and the shore line is plentyfull of oil. Let us find it and use it for ourselves. The oil company got so greedy making so much moneies and hire so many influencial former politician lobbyist walking around the congress and senate floors working for the big oil company and arab country to influence the politician to control the prices and flow of oil in the USA. Additionally we should stay away from helping them when thier country is being invaded by thier arabs neighbor. The only time they wanted us when they are in trouble and when we are no longer needed to cover thier ass ,they kick us out of the door.Do not buy anymore oil from them and let self sufficient in all aspect. Our cars are being built in Mexico and many others products overseas. The only made in USA are babys and even diapers are made ovcerseas.Our job is going overseas because it is very cheap labor.

Sour grapes...
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President Bush Calls for More Oil Exploration at Home
May 18, 2008 — President Bush said Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s decision to boost oil production by 300,000 barrels a day is “something, but it doesn’t solve our problem,” and he called again on Congress to approve legislation allowing more oil exploration at home.

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Mr. Bush, who is in Egypt to meet with regional leaders, spoke the day after he raised the issue of oil production and high gas prices in a private meeting with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the king’s horse farm outside Riyadh. The White House said the president had hoped to persuade the king to release enough oil to drive down prices and give American consumers some relief at the pump. But Mr. Bush was largely unsuccessful — the 300,000 barrels a day will not drive down prices, both the White House and analysts said. Back in Washington, Democrats are criticizing Mr. Bush, saying he made only a half-hearted appeal.

On Saturday, here in Sharm el-Sheikh, Mr. Bush pushed back at that criticism, saying he made his message clear to both the king and his oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, who Mr. Bush said had flown home from Korea to meet with him at the king’s request. “I said very plainly, I said, ‘You’ve got to be concerned about the effects of high oil prices on some of the biggest customers in the world,” Mr. Bush said. “And not only that, of course, high energy prices is going to cause countries like mine to accelerate our move toward alternative energy.”

It was the second time in five months that Mr. Bush had raised the issue of oil prices with the king; the first was in January, during another visit to the ranch. Then, as now, the Saudis rebuffed Mr. Bush’s request, although the government’s decision to increase production — made a week ago — softened the blow this time. The Saudis’ long standing position is that they are willing to pump more oil — but only if their customers, the refineries, demand it. The oil minister, Mr. Naimi, told reporters in Riyadh on Friday that the government had decided on May 10 to boost production by 300,000 barrels a day in response to requests from customers, mostly in the United States.

“Our response is positive,” Mr. Naimi said, adding, “What we have said is, ‘Let the buyer come and we will satisfy his request. Very simple business: If you want more oil, who’s going to buy the oil?” Some analysts believe the Saudis were responding as much to pressure from Democrats in Congress as Mr. Bush. Congress passed legislation this week ordering the Bush administration to suspend shipments to the strategic petroleum reserve, and the administration said Friday it would comply. And some Democrats are calling for sanctions on the Saudis, such as refusing to sell them arms, if they do not open the oil spigots.

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