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This is gonna happen, I think. El Presidente doesn't want to go down in history as the 21st Century Herbert Hoover. War is a marvelous distraction from a depression. We will win militarily (assuming the Russians and Chinese stay out), but once the "dogs of war" are on the loose, all sorts of unintended consequences can erupt, including a last-ditch WMD attack on Israel by an Iraq going down in flames.

[Keith]

"War is a marvelous distraction from a depression.

What the f*** are you talking about? I had to leave a few stores because they were so crowded today. Recession my ass.