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2003-04-21 Iraq

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Posted by mojo 2003-04-21 09:57 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe the best way to stabilize Iraq ecnomically is to use the Quito approach. Just abandon the local currency and switch over to a Dollar based economy. It already seems to have semi-offical status most places anways.

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-04-21 12:40:47|| 2003-04-21 12:40:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's a suggestion for the new, post-war Dinar...
http://starfleetcommand.us/dinar

Posted by mojo 2003-04-21 14:07:29|| 2003-04-21 14:07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey mojo, you sure it's an original? I heard they were xeroxing the stupid things because the official mint couldn't print them fast enough.

Posted by Baba Yaga 2003-04-21 15:56:46|| 2003-04-21 15:56:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, BAba, it's real. Has two (count 'em, 2) printed sides, crisp "Bank of England" type paper. Uncirculated, I think, but it's hard to say for sure. The copied ones were single-sided, though.

Posted by mojo 2003-04-21 16:24:21|| 2003-04-21 16:24:21|| Front Page Top

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