Originally Posted By: Driftin'

History holds that currency wars generally degrade into shooting wars. Russia has the lowest national debt of the other G-20 corporations with a correspondingly low debt:GDP. Iraq and Libya, like the BRIC nations, moved away from the USD for international commerce. Wars are always a balancing of accounts and consolidation of interests. After the crash of 1907 came WWI, after the crash of 1929 came WWII. Perhaps 1939 Poland = 2014 Ukraine?



What? I thought wars were about "terrah", "they hate our freedom!", and the protection of human rights?

If they're really just about money and theft of resources on a massive scale then I guess I'll have to change my whole worldview.

Fish on...

Todd

P.S. Just kidding.
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