Without the west discovering the oil and the uses for it, they would all still be living in tents in the sand.
Other than the oil under the sand, they’ve never offered much of anything.
“””Without the west discovering the oil and the uses for it, they would all still be living in tents in the sand.
Other than the oil under the sand, they’ve never offered much of anything.”””
So true. If Standard Oil of California had not discovered oil in the deserts of Saudi Arabia in the 1920’s, the Arab Muslims would be sharing their tent with their camels today.