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Originally posted by pryman
I heard someone say that the war between Russia and Afghanistan is what bankrupted the Russians and eventually caused them to collapse. No one has every been able to go over there and defeat Afghanistan in thoughs mountains.
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Originally posted by pryman
This person went on to say that if America don't get out of Afghanistan soon, we will face the same fate. Then I hear others say that the war is what's keeping our economy afloat. Right now, thw war in Afghanistan don't seem to be a good idea to me, especially if it's true that every country who went up against them eventyually went bankrupt.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
reply to post by Ex_MislTech
So.....what's the good news?
There has to be a way out of this mess.
Growth?
Originally posted by ziggy1706
Ive often wondred, wether or not its possible..the war in afghanistana nd in Iraq is what, at least at some level what really keeping our economy alfoat right now. BEfore WWII, obviously, we were in a depression. it was WWII that got us out..production to make $$$. so here we are today in a multi billion world, and how many fronts does our governemnt have going on? 2 or 3 over in the middle east thier? so, my small theory is, as long as our governm,ent wages war, in perticular afghanistan , IRaq for now, the economy wont entirely collapse yet.
Originally posted by Ex_MislTech
We got states bull dozing brand new homes to try to get
tax values back up.
That is insanity !
Crony capitalism is not working.
Originally posted by Ex_MislTech
Below says US foreign Embassys are being told to horde
1 years worth of non-US currency due to a possible
lengthy banking shutdown.
Capitalism is simply a surge of growth and a consolidation of power.
The situation for the lower and middle class right now is negative externality of the massive unrestrained growth in power for private interests.
Originally posted by silent thunder
Apprpriate or not, I recently find myself increasingly fascinated by this movie scene, which seems to say so much about how Anglo-American-style hypercapitalism works at the highest level...an old-timey oilman shows the coldness and psychopathy that is still very much alive, I believe, in that industry and several others...