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http://www.lewrockwell.com/rozeff/rozeff183.html
>> On Track for U.S. Collapse
>>
>> by Michael S. Rozeff
>>
>> Bush and Cheney are steering the U.S. into a collapse. Only strong
>> public voices by influential people can prevent the coming disaster.
>> We desperately need for men and women who are known to the public and
>> have credibility to speak up in the critical period ahead to avoid
>> catastrophe.
>>
>> * A few weeks ago, Israel bombed a alleged nuclear facility in
>> Syria. This is a warm-up for an attack on Iran.
>> * In the last few days, the U.S. unilaterally tightened sanctions
>> on Iran. Russia and China do not support this move.
>> * A week ago Bush warned Iran that its attainment of nuclear arms
>> would lead to World War III.
>> * Russia, which has been assisting Iran in its nuclear
>> construction program for decades, regards Western military action
>> against Iran as unacceptable.
>> * China has been arming Iran with missiles. Its relations with
>> Iran have been improving for years.
>>
>> We know that Bush and Cheney are capable of pre-emptive attack. We
>> know that Bush will act if he believes he is right no matter what the
>> costs are. In his distorted worldview, Iran with nuclear weapons is a
>> scenario worth any cost to avoid.
>>
>> We know that Bush, Cheney, and Rice have repeatedly warned Iran of
>> meaningful consequences if Iran arms itself with nuclear weapons. We
>> know that their terms in office end in 15 months. These are the
>> critical months.
>>
>> But it is by no means clear that the front-running candidates for
>> office who may replace them hold substantially different views.
>> Hillary Clinton has publicly called for sanctions against Iran and has
>> called Iran a threat to Israel.
>>
>> Why may an unprovoked attack on Iran lead to WWIII and why may it lead
>> to the collapse of the U.S.?
>>
>> Imagine this scenario. The U.S. encourages Israel to bomb the Natanz
>> nuclear facility in Iran. Russia attempts to restrain an Iranian
>> response but fails. Iran responds in any of many ways, such as
>> launching missiles on Israel, firing on shipping in the Straits of
>> Hormuz, mining the Straits of Hormuz, sending troops into Iraq, or
>> allying its military with Hezbollah and attacking Israel from Lebanon.
>>
>> The U.S., citing Iran's aggressions (that will be the story), launches
>> a full-scale attack on Iran designed to devastate the country. This
>> attack has actually been planned by the U.S. for years. Syria is
>> unable to maintain neutrality and quickly becomes a battleground
>> between Iran and Israel.
>>
>> The price of oil by this point has already soared to $200 a barrel.
>> The U.S. begins to use its strategic reserve and to divert Iraqi
>> production. Russia responds by taking steps to prevent its oil
>> production from reaching the U.S. China responds by cutting off its
>> support of the U.S. Treasury market. Venezuela halts oil shipments to
>> the U.S. The first stages of WWIII are economic warfare designed to
>> cripple the U.S. and halt its war-making capacity.
>>
>> The U.S., unable to finance its deficits and fund its sovereign debt,
>> is forced into raising interest rates drastically in order to borrow.
>> The Fed is forced to print money. An inflationary spiral occurs.
>> Meanwhile the high interest rates and high oil prices, not to mention
>> the shock of a spreading conflict, drive the U.S. economy into severe
>> decline. The U.S. attempts to raise taxes in order to fund itself,
>> further crippling the economy. Gold soars to $1,500-$2,000 an ounce.
>>
>> The U.S. attempts to bolster its military forces. The draft is
>> reinstated. The severity of the emergency allows Bush and Cheney to
>> assume emergency powers and begin a dictatorship. Elections are
>> postponed.
>>
>> The U.S. collapses.
>>
>> Unfortunately, even if this scenario does not occur, the position of
>> the U.S. is so precarious that any number of other scenarios equally
>> disastrous lie in wait. This house needs urgently to be put in order
>> or it will fall, and especially if it does not terminate its imperial
>> adventures. The very fact that Bush and Cheney (or any major U.S.
>> political officials) gain by starting WWIII is a terrible indictment
>> of our entire political system.
>>
>> Who can stop this? Who can prevent this? It will only take a few
>> well-placed people to prevent this catastrophe. My guess is 5-20
>> people could sway public opinion against war or provide enough cover
>> for Congressional dissenters to screw up their courage. Maybe even as
>> few as 3 or 4 influential people could derail the Bush-Cheney train to
>> disaster. They need to speak out at the right times and they must be
>> heard. Previously mute or muted voices simply must speak out. They
>> know who they are. They know that their silence will mean silent
>> approval of a U.S. collapse.
>>
>> October 27, 2007
>>
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