WWII got us out of a depression. Iraq is about to get us into one.

[Jackpine Radical]

And there you have one of the major differences between FDR & Whatsisname.

[BOSSHOG]

1. And we were greeted as liberators after WWII

And FDR had a physical disability.

[northernsoul]

5. WWII in reverse

President is physically fit, but mentally unstable; Economy several miles up Defecation Creek and nary a paddle in sight; U.S. troops scorned as invadaing occupiers

[job777]

2. And you base this on what

Facts would be helpful.

[Double T]

10. You must be kidding............

so here are some of the facts:

http://www.ips-dc.org/iraq/quagmire/
http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqeconomics.html
http://www.markswatson.com/Depression1.html

[uppityperson]

11. hmmm, you are branching out your interests?

[Decruiter]

3. Time to go shopping, need to shop, must shop now. Leave DU.

I need to shop, see you all later.

Everyone please go shop, everything will be better if you do.

[Double T]

4. Agreed. The country's already in a mental state of depression............

and soon the bush kaboom economy will follow.

[kimmerspixelated]

7. I know it's hard to be positive in the face of facts

but let's try to think that maybe things won't get so bad, and maybe with a collective Law of Attraction action going, we might be able to pull out of all this madness.

Okay...I can already feel the flaming.

[fasttense]

6. Good point Jackpine Radical

Perhaps it is the leader and not the war that matters more. If that is the case, we are in deep dodo.

I see a serious downturn in our coming economy but I've been wondering if that wasn't the bushes plan all along. I mean if things were to get as bad as they did during the Great Depression, then bush would have every reason to exercise all those extra special unitary executive powers he has so carefully accumulated through the enabling congress. :shrug:

[jaksavage]

8. Dumbya is a hero

His famiy's formal dining room will have a big pic on the wall of gwb. GHWB did ok and had power for a long time but not since prescott has any B been so bold nor so profitable, for their empire.

[Boojatta]

9. WWII got us out of a depression? Please see this short thread: (link below)

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