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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 08:37 PM Original message |
Tehran Dumps Dollar for Euro |
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abelenkpe2 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. This should be interesting. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Well, look what happened to Saddam Hussein when he did it. |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Saddam's last words |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Saddam was already weak when he switched. The US gov't figured knocking him out would be easy. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Petroleum has always been traded in U.S. dollars. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Paper move, just like dinner jacket. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Today? While he's at the UN? Bad boy! |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's not a bad thing. It will increase the price of oil for the U.S. as the value of the USD drops |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. In the short term, it is a very ouchy thing |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. So the Chinese got to exchange dollars for euros to buy oil there now. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Many theorize |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Many theorize the WTC was blown up by aliens, too. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. No one theorizes that. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Not even that, I think |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Looks like we are going to war with Iran |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Why would that be? |
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abelenkpe2 (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. What? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Not really OIL is still traded in Dollars. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Smart move. I predict other countries will abandon the dollar then the US. |
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