Tag Archives: Alan Greenspan

American Soldiers: Heroes or Victims?

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “There was never a good war, or a bad peace.” — Benjamin Franklin Clint Romesha was awarded the Medal of Honor Monday by President Obama, but with “mixed emotions” as he thought about … Continue reading

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That Was Easy

BPR Quote of the Day: “The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default.” Alan Greenspan  (8-7-2011)

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WHAT CRISIS? JUST PRINT MORE MONEY

No, The United States Will Not Go Into A Debt Crisis, Not Now, Not Ever By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry/ Forbes/ October 19, 2012 (If you read the headline and thought “Well, yeah”–feel free to skip this post.) If there’s one article … Continue reading

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Alan Greenspan Explained Why We Invaded Iraq (And Why Iran Is Next)

by Arlen Grossman Alan Greenspan quite openly admitted why we attacked Iraq in 2003. The long-time chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1986-2006)–and during his reign considered to be one of the two most powerful men in the United States–laid … Continue reading

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BPR Quote of the Day: Iraq War & Oil

‘I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.’ —Alan Greenspan in his memoir, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,  2007.

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