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> Collapse of U.S. Economy Imminent

21 January 2006, 16:38

There is so much more (probably) going on behind the scenes that people don’t know about, yet fearmongers propose doomsday scenarios looming on the immediate horizon. Always have, always will. The ruling class knows what it is doing, and is acting on plans made with full intelligence available. I think you have to trust them to do what is best, even though at the same time I don’t understand it, but that is just because we don’t have full knowledge of all of what the real facts are. Sometimes an action can seem strange or "bad", but without full knowledge of the alternative scenarios that were most likely to have played out, but a snapshot view of a seemingly "bad" action is meaningless, divorced from all the other relevant facts and possible scenarios. I admit I don’t understand the reasons why the admin does certain things, but in the grand scheme of it all, they’re interests are at maintaining US hegemony and strength.
As much as I have patriotic blood, I also see a need to support the decision-makers. As Churchhill and others have commented, during war, there are truths so precious that they must be guarded with lies. You’ve got to figure that the enemies of the US would desire to de-stabilize its economy. In such a threat, a response would be expected, as a defense.

How can Iran justify needing nuclear power, when it is sitting on oceans of oil ? I tend to be anti-nuclear, since, while in theory fission is a viable source of energy, history has shown man’s ability to safely implement it from an engineering standpoint is not on parity with operational theory. Building further nuclear plants leads to more pollution in an already-dirty world. Since they are not likely out to use this solely for "energy" purposes, one must weigh a world scenario where Iran is armed with nuclear weapons. This goes against the nuclear non-proliferation treaties many nations have been working on since the early 1960’s, and Iran having nuclear capability seems on its face to be a step backwards. It is indeed a delicate situation we face - a lttle scary, but our leadership is experienced and informed and will do the right thing.