Well, the average may have recovered if you care to just judge its health by average alone, but it isn't a strong market. Stocks are at considerably less values these days and the common act of splitting stocks to increase volume doesn't translate into a rise in value of any one particular stock. This is a case of where more equals less. (Nasdaq at one point, (though partly due to inflationary values of high tech stocks) was at 5000))RobertMuldooJP wrote:thank you for your input Triceratops123, I wont let a fight break out.
hmm I have to disagree with you, KoalKracker. The economy isnt as week as it once was. May I point out that the DOW is at 10600 and the Nasdaq is currently at 2140. Although the war may be questionable to us common Americans, President Bush is the one who has the FBI, CIA, and other government agencies brief him every day. I think we responded very well to the 9/11 attacks. God, if Gore was in office he would've asked the terrorists why they are mad at us and no real offensive action would probably have been taken. But hey, that's all in the past.
It's true, oil probably played a part in the war with Iraq. But I remind you, what do you use, every day of your life. Yea, and living in a city of 700,000 like me, I sure as heck dont want to pay more than two dollars a gallon. If Bush's action eventually lowers the gas prices, more power to him. I remember when gas cost 82 cents per gallon *feels old* /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
With Iraq, and though I agree that we as average citizens can only judge world events by what the watered down intelligence our govts. (and others, along with what news agencies decide to report and put spin on) decide to share with us, the war was never necessary. Iraq, has never been a threat to the U.S. and I think most people suspect (but accept) that 9/11 was used an an excuse to get rid of Saddam and to promote what this administration's main goal was, to create a friendly sphere of influence within the Middle East, to create a democracy within Arab Lands whereas before only dictatorship and religion ruled the masses. Oil, of course, would be a political byproduct of this plan.
Honestly, there's entirely too much subject matter here to cover properly and plainly, with so many opposing views it would be impossible to say that I, or anyone else completely understands the issues and that their point of view is the correct one, though nothing wrong with a little, healthy discussion, especially when it happens to affect each and everyone of us, even those outside of our own Nation.
