[Griff]

[discaimer]Griff is not to be confused with a real economist, he just calls 'em as he sees 'em[/disclaimer]
Dude, if you go for the Euro vs Dollar idea, you are in effect covering up your Free Markets Believer cap with your Government Conspiracy cap. I usually wear the conspiracy of the week t-shirt so I can leave my free markets for free people cap on.

To start you have to believe that there is a huge, secret reason why we angle for war that is NOT one of the huge obvious reasons OR one of the widely-discussed geopolitical reasons. One that is known only to a very small circle of people, since it's never been mentioned by anyone in the administration OR its opposition OR the Washington press corps OR the UN OR...

It would take an enormous effort to bring about war for a *secret* reason with 3 billion people trying to work out the reasons for war. I'm sorry, I missed the part of this that implied a secret. Economics doesn't sound bite well and make peoples eyes glaze over if you're looking for the reason its not discussed on tv.

And the reason not to discuss it? If it's going to have serious repercussions, currency change would be a major point of discussion worldwide. If it's going to have a disastrous effect on the US, there is no reason not to discuss it as a reason for war. ...unless the enemy is officially a friend.

Then you have to believe that we have no power as a trading partner. No, I'd have to believe that a core group of the Presidents advisors believe we don't have enough power as a trading partner.

Then you have to believe that nations all over the world will sell their dollars away, even if they are getting 60-70 cents for them. I'd have to believe that folks using dollars overseas would act in their self interest if they believed the dollar was sinking and the euro was rising.

Then you have to believe that the free marketplace is basically flawed in a way that means that the world CAN, in effect, bring about global economic warfare and cause a depression in our country - which means, in turn, that the libertarian tradition of complete isolationism is even more of a joke. Sure, the marketplace is flawed, because our currency is flawed. Our currency will be further debased to pay for the administrations militaristic foreign policy.


But it's like that Brit dude that warch brought up; everyone is looking for double- and triple-secret special reasons. It occurred to me that that dude used his rationale to explain WW2, when he said the same economic conditions applied in the 30s. No, in WW2 the reason for war was fucking obvious, and it's almost as fucking obvious this time. No conspiracies, no weird factors that only you have figured out. The reasons given for this war are apparently considered absurd by most of the world and as it happens by myself. Therefor, I look for more likely causes. Oil and money seem pretty valid. An admitted vision of Pax Americana by some top officials in this administration also seems valid.