> > > http://www.ebnews.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=8600183
>
> > "Since our March 18 Business Update, we have continued to
> > see a sharp drop off in business, which we attribute to the impact
> > of the war in Iraq," the company said.
> >
> > What exactly is this "impact" and why would it cause a downturn ? I
> > sometimes get the feeling that the money traders in the financial
> > markets have too much of a role in adversely affecting trade
>
> The 'Investors' with a capital 'I' could be putting their money into
> refilling the Cruise, TOW, bullet, and etc. stockpiles rather than
> consumer stuff. Just a WAG.

I did read a few years ago a theory that some of the best periods of
growth were after a major war, particularly from around the 1850s
onwards.The "facts" presented to support that kind of made sense.
Basically it involved the redistribution of wealth that occured after a
major war, ie on the scale of WW1 and WW2. The war acted as a
leveller, if you will. A trickle-down by necessity and/or force. That's
to oversimplify it greatly though

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