> It is the older mindset of fix an economy by having a war. It is still profitable in the short term for certain business and financial interests, therefore good for business - but necessarily good for an economy in the longer run. Let the long term take care of itself, eh? What politician sees beyond his or her own immediate need to get elected, or reelected, and go down in contemporary history as being a "good leader"?
Gil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] Nice Virus Story On Jan 29, 2008 10:14 AM, Ricardo Aráoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gil Hale wrote: > >> Had I come to you in 1985 and said that in 10 years the > > Berlin Wall will be gone and the Rooskies will be our big friends, you > > would have rapped me in the mouth for being so stupid. > > > > Actually, I had anticipated seeing those events in my lifetime, as at > some > > time the Commies Must Die mantra was beginning to wear a bit thin by the > > late 70s. We needed a new national enemy. It was found with the War On > > Drugs for a while, until the DoDruggies began to get into political > > positions <g>, and now newly reformed with the War On Terrorism. The US > is > > a warring nation, despite all claims to the contrary. Our economy > depends > > on conflict, the cash flow lubricates business, even if it drives us > into > > deeper debt. But as the older enemies tire out new enemies must be (and > > are) found. It seems every nation does this, not just the US. > > > > LOL > Keep dreaming! > --------------------------------------------------------- I thought that our two enemies today were the "Terrorists" and Global Warming. It is the older mindset of fix an economy by having a war. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
