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Is Europe ready for military confrontation with Russia over Kosovo? | 87 comments (87 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Is Europe ready for military confrontation wit (none / 0)

You think a cold war wouldn't suit Putin politically at home, so long as it didn't interfere with business?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 03:59:20 AM EST
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Re: Is Europe ready for military confrontation wit (4.00 / 2)

so long as it didn't interfere with business?

..quite a caveat, wouldn't you say?

How could it not interfere with business?

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 04:50:58 AM EST
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Well (4.00 / 3)

Russia sells energy, metals and weapons. I see no downside for them from more tension: the immediate cosnequences would be higher energy prices and more demand for weapons...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 05:11:13 AM EST
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Re: Well (none / 0)

But no one wants to miscalculate. That would not be good for business, and may be dangerous to our health!

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 05:22:16 AM EST
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Re: Well (none / 1)

Plus, a real cold war would bankrupt the US.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Dec 20th, 2007 at 05:44:44 AM EST
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Re: Well (none / 0)

They're doing a great job of bankrupting themselves.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 20th, 2007 at 06:52:53 AM EST
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