“the best way to revitalize the economy is war!” George W Bush

[Mr. Sparkle]

Former Argentine president says Bush told him ‘the best way to revitalize the economy is war.’

Oliver Stone’s new documentary South of the Border, which interviews several left-wing leaders of Latin American countries, has unearthed a startling new allegation from Argentina’s former president Néstor Kirchner. During his interview with Stone, Kirchner said he once discussed global economic problems with former President George W. Bush. The former Argentine president says that when he suggested a new Marshall Plan, referring to the WW II-era European reconstruction plan, Bush “got angry” and suggested that “the Marshall Plan is a crazy idea of the Democrats.” Instead, Kirchner says, Bush suggested that “the best way to revitalize the economy is war”:

KIRCHNER: I said that a solution for the problems right now, I told Bush, is a Marshall Plan. And he got angry. He said the Marshall Plan is a crazy idea of the Democrats. He said the best way to revitalize the economy is war. And that the United States has grown stronger with war.

STONE: War, he said that?

KIRCHNER: He said that. Those were his exact words.

STONE: Is he suggesting that South America go to war?

KIRCHNER: Well, he was talking about the United States: ‘The Democrats had been wrong. All of the economic growth of the United States has been encouraged by wars.’ He said it very clearly.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/28/argentine-prime-bush-war/

I think this whole history will look favourably on him, is not going so well.

[Blue Owl]

1. An idea so dumb it took George W. Bu$h to actually believe it

n/t

[quinnox]

2. not a surprise

Bush just confirms every thing said about him the more that is revealed.

[TampaAnimus2010]

3. Broken window anyone?

I think I have heard this line of thinking before...

[Hannah Bell]

4. it's partly true.

[givemebackmycountry]

5. Yeah, right. We're in two wars right now (that we know of)...

And look how well our economy is doing!
Lets start two more!

[Hannah Bell]

6. to which i'd counterpose the us during & following ww2, + the phenomenal growth in post-war

japan & germany.

it depends on the environment into which conflict is introduced.

but for the munitions makers, financiers, etc. it's almost always true.

[laughingliberal]

7. It was true in the days when we manufactured a lot. I don't think it works well, now. nt

[Hannah Bell]

8. working well for someone. arms are one manufacturing sector the us dominates.