The oil sheiks are worth 10 times more. They were worth hundreds of billions when oil was $20 a barrel. Then oil spiked for a few years above $100. Their net worth skyrocketed. Fuckers have probably over a trillion by now.
Plus gates is still worth more. He's given away billions to charities.
It amazes me how far we have come in terms of diplomacy. In ancient times, if the Romans found out about the wealth of the Middle East, then they would go on a campaign to conquer them. For all of the shit that the world gives the United States, they should realize that we could have taken that oil a long time ago

We are a civilized bunch however, and simply choose to do good business deals instead.
If America wanted the Middle East (and all of its oil, heroin etc...) then we would just take it.