But can this really have changed the whole culture of banking? "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
They were waiting in the wings for the opportunity.
Actually I think it was Nixon who started the process when the US defaulted on its debts in - I think it was - 1972.
The Sheikhs then provided a convenient short sharp shock to make theft and plunder more palatable, under the guise of 'common wisdom.'
The rest is history. (And the parts that aren't yet, soon will be.)
