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Old 05-31-2009, 12:11 AM  
SilentKnight
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Originally Posted by phypon View Post
To the posters saying that the U.S. economy is too weak for war, I refer you to the Great Depression. War is what got the U.S. out of it. In fact, I'm sure there are plenty of sick pricks in the U.S. that would welcome war for this very reason.
That would be good - except the U.S. is no longer as strong in the manufacturing dept. as it was capable of during the depression. Along with Canada its become more service-oriented.

i.e. - Bethlehem Steel in PA and Lackawanna no longer exists (for example).
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