Starving Iran

One of the big debates is whether the Saudis will keep oil prices low in an attempt to starve the Iranians of cash. The NYTimes says "no, of course not. The Saudis are keeping oil prices low for their own benefit." Suuurrreee. What really grabbed me in the article was this:

How much influence the United States has exerted is an open question. Vice President Dick Cheney met with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh in November, but his office would not say if oil was discussed.

Dick Cheney goes to Saudi and the word "oil" never comes up?