Quote Originally Posted by thcbongman
On a long-term economic level, it would bring benefits to both Iran and the US if happened. Fortunately, I don't think America has the resources to carry it out. Besides, with the resources tied up in Iraq, they could not sustain this without printing more money, cutting the interest rates further.

Once Iraq is rebuilt under U.S. occupation, it could cause their economy to prosper, and benefit ours, since they'll be dollars being pumped into our economy. I don't think the troops should withdraw, we should not submit to our opponents. I didn't say enemy, because I don't believe they are, but the fact is they're killing our soldiers, and our soldiers are killing them. We shouldn't waste this occupation without getting some gains in return.

This occupation in Iraq is just a part of a huge economic battle going on in the world. I don't think Bush has much of a choice. Oil is the bloodline of this economy, 90% of the items in your room, made with plastic, and transported using gasoline. Your home could be heated by heating oil. Until there is an alternative resource that could run transportation AND be able to produce plastic efficiently, it's important to secure the resources. I believe this war has prolonged the inevitable, another depression. It'll happen.

I remember 10 years ago, the dollar was worth something. You could go to Europe and get more value for your good. The U.S. also had much cheaper goods as well.

Inflation increasing slight each year. A weak dollar. Decreased purchasing power, widening trade deficit. The writing is on the wall.

They'll be a crash, and you better be prepared for it. Likely won't happen for another 5-10 years, but it will.

A war with Iran could save us later on. It's sick, but war could bring great economic benefits.

On a moral level, a war with Iran is absolutely sick. I don't believe a nation should provoke another war with another country to steal their resources. But since Bush is taking us on a hell bound bath, might as well. The consequences of an economic collapse in the USA would be far worse.
Hmmm Don't quite understand your economic theory here. How do you think going into another war will bring us out of an economic problem? Wars cost billions of dollars that we don't have to fund. The idea is to pay off our national debt not create more, and that is just what a war will do. If you really want to stop an economic catastrophe just do away with the FED, and limit the size of government. The whole Fed process is nothing but a way to bankrupt the country. We spend all our lives paying money towards a debt that can't be paid off. The more money they print to fund a war the more value our dollar loses, and higher interest, and taxes.