[lbo-talk] Bushonomics: War creates growth

[Michael Pollak]

Well, this makes it all simple:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI446mXonu0m

It's a 90 second excerpt of an interview with Nestor Kirchner in January 
2004, near the end of Bush's first term.  He's describing what Bush said 
to him.  It's from Oliver Stone's new documentary, "South of the Border," 
which is coming out in June.

Here's a transcript h/t to Juan Cole:

http://www.juancole.com/2010/05/kirchner-bush-angrily-said-war-would-grow-us-economy.html

      Kirchner: I said that a solution to the problems right now, I told

      Bush, is a Marshall Plan. And he grew angry. He said the Marshall

      Plan is a crazy idea of the Democrats. He said the best way to

      revitalize the economy is war. And that the United States has grown

      stronger with war.

      Stone: War, he said that?

      Kirchner: He said that. Those were his exact words.

      Stone: Is he suggesting that South America go to war?

      Kirchner: Well, he was talking about the United States. The

      Democrats had been wrong. All of the economic growth of the United

      States has been encouraged by wars. He said it very clearly. `

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Michael