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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (81075)	3/11/2003 2:17:13 AM
From: Sig	Respond to of 281500

<<Actually, today our stock market kissed another 170 billion dollars good bye. Relatively speaking, four billion seems paltry, n'est-ce pas? >>> Yes dear Karen, and that affects myself and many others personally. I was aware that we would probably have big volatility until the Iraq case is settled, but its has dragged on and on. Depressing. However, there are far bigger economics figures at stake for all countries unless action is taken. Saddam is too great a threat. What if he provides a small container of VX that a terrorist could release on board an airliner, a crowded bus, or in a convention hall ventilator. What could be done , strip search everyone ? An what would that cost beyond inspecting everyone and every package traveling into this country. . I hear no proposals or workable solutions to handle the proliferation of nukes which countries such as N Korea can use as blackmail. If the UN has disagreements now, what magnitude and heat of debate will it take to get a consensus on whether Iran should be permitted to have nuclear capability ?. Regarding Iraq, somebody, somewhere .must be able to make a final decision. Hans Blix could have helped, but it was not his position to make the call. Leave it to the French ? Not hardly. We have promised aid to Turkey, spent money on their airfields, spent money everywhere. So we keep the Carriers over there and the troops sitting in the hot dessert. so they can protect the inspectors until they finally give up after months of discussions and ask the US to take care of their problem in June for example. ( no guarantee) . Dizzying Si

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (81075)	3/11/2003 7:24:21 AM
From: Condor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Japanese market has dropped 78 % since its economy collapsed and they weren't pissing off the world. A similar effect on US markets would put the Dow at 2400. Sig makes the point that terrorism has to be addressed regardless of economic impact. That is correct but there are smart ways to do it and dumb ways to do it. It's a free world. If the US and its citizens wish to flail away at the world in this fashion then they better be prepared to accept and expect the consequences. I seriously wondered if we are seeing the end of the US dollar as the de facto global currency. If so, what replaces it? I conclude gold or the Euro. I expect the Euro. I further predict that Russia will also join with Europe (Euro). There's a big pattern change occurring now and the US is shooting itself in the foot. The blustering and puffery only washes as long as the bucks are behind one. The base may be seriously eroding now. Big changes coming on the global scene I believe. It's a shame. It didn't have to go this way but egos and all....hey its a free world. Every one is allowed to shoot themselves.