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2007-07-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by lotp 2007-07-15 07:47|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Sounds like the quiet Gnomes over in Treasury are causing some real pain. Go Gnomes!!

"it's the quiet little buggers you have to watch out for."

Posted by N Guard 2007-07-15 09:23|| 2007-07-15 09:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Yen is strong right now against the dollar.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-15 10:40|| 2007-07-15 10:40|| Front Page Top

#3 This idea follows on the heels of the planned opening of the Iranian Oil Bourse and Russia's Energy Stock Exchange, all intended as subtle attacks against the U.S. dollar.

To strengthen the dollar long term and to give ourselves greater leverage against hostile foreign government actions we should:

1. Eliminate deficits to eat into the national debt

2. Triple our investment in alternative energy research

3. Develop our domestic sources: nuclear, biofuels, hydroelectric, solar, wind power, and allow ANWR drilling

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-07-15 14:48|| 2007-07-15 14:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes GP0723! We have a lot of coal. I would like to see the hydrogen fuel cell auto pushed harder. The infrastructure is not developed for fueling. California has some activity in this area. We have a lot of inertia to change built into our system--too many vested interests. My wife and I were having a picnic the other day at one of our TVA dams in the region the other day. I noticed the dam was built around completed in 1936. Approximately 3 years were required to build it. I hate to think how long would be required today to build it--if it could even be built. I took part in designing aspects of the Clinch River Breeder reactor in the 1980s. The effort took several years only to be scuttled by Congress. The breeder reactor provided a way to utilize radioactive wastes. So many good engineering design efforts become political footballs.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-15 15:26|| 2007-07-15 15:26|| Front Page Top

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