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the european states don't have control of the oil trade.
if they did the oil would be traded in euros,but it is still traded in dollars<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>
that's arguable.
for one thing,
the euro is a very new currency
the pricing in dollars predates the introduction of the euro so it's hard to argue that proves europe doesn't control the oil trade as much as the US.
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