Comments on: Don’t Let this Crisis Go to Waste

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:25:35 +0000

How about excluding the UK from the “everyone” in your last bullet. Not sure that exploiting is the right way to go but you certainly don’t want other countries taking advantage.

By: TStrump

TStrump — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:48:40 +0000

Po – No saying we should be pushovers … just saying we need to proceed in an deft and intelligent fashion to get the most concessions and make the most money in the long term.
‘Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer …’, or something like that.

By: MasterPo

MasterPo — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:36:29 +0000

TStrump – I agree. Let’s be nice to everyone. Turn the other cheek. That’s how you defeat killers and keep people safe. Once they see we aren’t a threat they will leave us alone. Great strategy.

By: TStrump

TStrump — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:01:02 +0000

We need to be careful when using our leverage too much.
People get really upset if they feel they’re being taken advantage of.
Upset people do things like terrorist plots … or just trying to get even somehow.

By: MasterPo

MasterPo — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:35:12 +0000

I guess you haven’t been listening to our Messiah. For too long America has gotten too use to the idea of being the big kid on the block, pushing our ideas and values on others. How dare we use an economic crisis to further expand our own agenda. We are just one of many other great(er) nations on Earth.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:12:22 +0000

I think you make a very good point. We still do have some leverage on a global scale. And we should use it.

By: Corporate Barbarian

Corporate Barbarian — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:04:51 +0000

There was a quote in a movie that I can’t remember that applies to this situation: “In chaos, there is profit.” I think Tony Curtis said it. Now that’s going to drive me crazy…