Oil so this is how I see it " free speech " the arabs bank oil money in US ? They Invest in The US banks " sov wealth funds " housing crisis knocks the banks the arabs money now sitting in empty houses bricks and mortar "in Us wood and nails " no returns on cash no interest on money they are very unhappy so they got to get them back some how , US has big debt need dollars ,so Bush pays a visit and they plan the following the arabs buy their own oil "future orders" create a imbalance in supply and demand oil is inelastic ,pice goes up Americans get their dollars arabs get their money back and the whole world pays for those poor americans who borrowed money they could not afford ,guess what the oil is on the boats to the same place irrespective of the price ,this demand in china is a story to make us all feel good