Posted on 08/29/2014 7:20:20 PM PDT by lodi90
Japan had been on the war path prior to 1940s.
Try 1905...
I lived in Japan 1951-1961 and know her history well...
“Please. You clearly dont understand the first thing about SWIFT if you think Russias going to build an alternative.”
And just a few days later, THIS comes up:
What Petrodollar: Russia, China To Create SWIFT Alternative
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-10/what-petrodollar-russia-china-create-swift-alternative
If you’re going to analyze something, there are a couple of basic rules:
a. Have a basic understanding of what your trying to analyze.
b. Just because someone says they are going to do something, doesn’t always mean they can.
Here’s a hint.. If you and I announce that we’re going to create an alternative to the internet by running a Cat 6 cable between our two houses, do you think we’d be taken seriously?
There’s one other piece of advice. If you take what comes out of Russia at face value, you’re dumber than a bag of hammers.
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