The current (10/17) price of a barrel of crude oil on the international commodities market is $22. Now you're telling me that water is more expensive? Give me a break.

I never said that they (Arab countries) weren't making an honest living. They have every right to sell their oil at whatever price they see fit. The point is that without our money and our technology (the combustion engine), they would never have developed their oil fields in the first place.

We don't owe them anything. As far as I'm concerned, they have no right to hate us. You think things are bad for them now? They were even worse before the foriegn companies showed up with their bags full of money and started developing their sad-ass countries.

As for the article - yes, it is only one point of view and it may be a bit sensationalistic. However, there is always a grain of truth, even in the most skewed reporting.