The failure to connect the dots, dismissial of warnings as unfounded, declarations of unexpected calamity, calls for urgent action by government to prevent greater disaster, insistence that Congress and the Administration must act immediately, frightening secret briefings by those who claim to know what has led to the emergency and what must be done to handle it, public assurances that while the nation is in jeopardy wise heads have a plan for protection, with continuing risk to be borne by all Americans, those responsible for a solution to be trusted in the future even though they failed in their responsiblities to prevent the crisis, and don’t waste time questioning who was responsible for the failure now is the time to plan for the future.
That the problem is due to the US dropping its guard, being complacent about its superiority, not recognizing threats different from those well-known in political and military terms. And failing to see that a national threat has come from a source that no sensible person could have foreseen, sure a few gloom and doomers raised alarms about incomprehensible financial dealings, but who could believe those obsessed with imaginary hazards to the financial market.
Financial power has shifted from the US to Asia and the Middle East, some say, and who knows maybe that was the plan to outfox the US masters of the financial universe who believed that nobody better knew global economics, and no nation could challenge military protection of the US economy.
Since 9/11 the second 9/11 was predicted to happen in a way that could not be anticipated, that its success would depend on bypassing defenses derived from the first 9/11. Not nuclear, biological or chemical, but financial. Why target a few thousands when millions can be harmed using the institutions and technologies invented for global commerce — hi-jacked airliners a mere test run.
The confused rush to handle the financial crisis with piecemeal reactions developed over a couple of weeks is likely to have been anticipated by attackers to panic their targets while continuing to withdraw funds from US institutions, picking them off one by one, assured that no military countermeasure is possible so long as targets cannot be identified in time to halt the aggression.
Or is there an armageddon military spasm in the offing of wounded warriors unable to pinpoint targets so goes for all in the database with the full panoply of the revolution in military affairs.
I have a sick feeling that this is part of it.
I’m not buying it. The rest of the world is not going to go its merry way if the US financial world collapses. Our collapse is their collapse.
Beyond that, the simplest explanation is generally the one that is most true. You want me to believe that the collapse of the US banking system was some brilliantly thought out diabolical plot by foreign operatives, or American traitors. Does that make any sense whatsoever? We can’t get 2 economist to agree on anything. How could a saboteur come up with a plan they just knew would destroy the US financial system.
No, the answer is good old fashioned unadulterated greed. Tat is the simple answer. You don’t have to go looking for brilliant evil bogeymen when the simple truth is looking you squarely in the eyes.