::The petrodollar existed before Nixon. The petrodollar were gold-backed dollars used to pay for imported oil. When Middle East oil producers presented their paper currency and demanded to exchange them for gold, it dried up Fort Knox. You're just pitching an illuminati conspiracy theory about a very simple concept anyone can understand. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 11:35, 25 February 2020 (EST) | ::The petrodollar existed before Nixon. The petrodollar were gold-backed dollars used to pay for imported oil. When Middle East oil producers presented their paper currency and demanded to exchange them for gold, it dried up Fort Knox. You're just pitching an illuminati conspiracy theory about a very simple concept anyone can understand. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 11:35, 25 February 2020 (EST) |