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2003-05-23 International

Iraq resolution means UN is back: Dominique

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-05-23 12:35 pm|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fred, De-vile-one is spinning, as usual. The UN has a "role" in Iraq now, which is what they wanted. It's kind of like the camel's nose in the tent. Unfortunately for the french, there's a big, bad watchdog with 4-inch fangs just inside that tent, waiting to make a meal of camel nose. Neither devillepan nor chirac are going to get what they want, and as long as chirac keeps tweaking the tiger's tail, they'll be treated as the nasty kiddies they are. I do believe that chirac watched too many katzenjammer kids videos, and believes he can act with impunity. The US will eventually have to do something nasty to chirac, directly, to get his attention. Cutting all foreign trade, any government-to-government exchange programs, and such, would be a good start. Also see my note about the Gold standard - chirac is making a lot of noise about Europe being on a gold standard, while all the rest of the world is using "fiat" money. If the US returned to the Gold standard, nobody would ever think of buying a fiat, renault, or pugeot.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-23 13:08:03|| 2003-05-23 13:08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 It's been a long time since I took a class in macroeconomics, but isn't the US money supply way to large to be on a gold standard? I believe there isn't that much gold in the entire world! Are there any knowledgeable Keynesian economists out there who can clarify?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-05-23 14:39:52|| 2003-05-23 14:39:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey, France went from 0 to 0.01 in Iraq (via the UN) so their increase was:

Limit of(0.1-0)/0 or a big assed increase...ahem...hrem..uhmm. Let them bask in their glory. It is their special day. (dumb bunnies........)

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-23 15:45:48|| 2003-05-23 15:45:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Might I suggest their errors in puctuation meant a totally different statement:
"We can consider that the UN is back (and) at bottom, that is now the key issue: to make sure that the UN can resume its place (at bottom)"

Posted by Frank G 2003-05-23 18:07:24|| 2003-05-23 18:07:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Problem with a gold standard is a nations economy is subject to fluctuations of the gold market.

Posted by Raptor 2003-05-24 07:52:13|| 2003-05-24 07:52:13|| Front Page Top

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