The alarming news this weekend was not the economy or anything to do with the elections, but hidden in the sound bytes were a few very similar words mentioned by both Joe Biden and Colin Powell.
On Meet the Press, Colin Powell said, “There’s going to be a crisis come along on the 21st or 22nd of January that we don’t even know about right now.” And during a fundraiser in Seattle on the same day, Joe Biden said, "...we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis..." in reference to something happening almost immediately after the elections, but taking place next year.
The there was also word (from the Adirondack Daily Enterprise of all places) that top military leaders from the US and Europe privately met in rural New York state this weekend as well.
So the million dollar question is are these small blurbs related, and if they are, what do they know we don't.
One thing that strikes me is the dates Powell mentioned which are the beginning of the next President's term after these elections take place in November.
Right now most people might be thinking that this could be related to our current economic condition, but I highly doubt it.
In my opinion this has more to do with the question of Iran. Biden even went so far as to mention the Middle East and potentially Russia in reference to the challenge that presents the next President.
I would say that regardless of who is elected to the office in November, the question of Iran will remain the same. If Barack wins, then Bush will set the wheels in motion himself. If McCain wins, then it will happen either way as there are several indications that McCain is even more conservative than Bush.
An economic collapse, in my mind, does not require the joint secretive meetings of top military leaders from Europe and the US.
Four years ago, I as well as many others, suggested that the Republicans would lead us to a larger conflict in the Middle East and war with Iran. For the past year or so, Israel has been actively lobbying for assistance in bombing Iran assuming we are too weak politically to pull it off.
It makes a world of sense for crazy people to pull a last ditch stunt like this, especially with the situation in Iraq looking more manageable now.
Of course for the rest of us sane people these ominous signs leaking out in mainstream media are only adding fuel to the fire of speculation.
One can only hope our leaders are not as stupid as they seem, but if the last eight years are any indication I would wager this worst-case scenario is now on the table.
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