Every disaster creates an opportunity, they say, and the 2004 presidential election is no exception.
Obviously, the outcome of this election is a huge win for Republicans. They've gained seats in both the House and Senate, control the White House for another four years, and stand an excellent chance to stack the Supreme Court.
But, who else wins? Where are the opportunities?
Certainly, Japan and China will be delighted since they are the countries loaning the money to support the United States economy. As Bush's uncontrolled spending runs-up record deficits year after year, those countries will be collecting trillions of US tax dollars. The massive trade deficits improve their leverage, making it easier and easier for us to fall farther and farther in debt, while minimizing their exposure. With the dollar falling around the globe, the recipe is complete.
Other winners include Canada. As the largest source of oil for the United States, Canada must be very happy; prices are at all-time record highs, and the US administration favors production over conservation. In addition, the Canadian prescription drug business is booming thanks to the Bush adminstration's neglect of the Medicare system. Thousands of Americans are fleeing to Canada which will ultimately improve the Canadian economy as they start buying homes, cars, and other consumer items - and, of course, paying their taxes to Canada instead of the US. Since the election, the Canadian immigration website's traffic is up over five hundred percent.
Naturally, the post-war economy in Afghanistan is booming. Since the US troops have pulled out to go support the war in Iraq - with no end in sight - the Taliban-allied warlords are back in the poppy trade and production has increased to $28 billion annually, resulting in a globally stabilized heroin market. This has boosted the underground economies of all countries involved in drug trafficing, and providing the much needed funding so critical to rebel forces worldwide.
Without a doubt, the biggest winner is bin Ladin. Without followers, he would be just another lunatic pissing into the wind. But with a worldwide following, he is a problem for all nations. Thus, recruitment is the lifeblood of al-Qaida, and the Bush war policies have prompted spectacular growth. Membership in al-Qaida is up and continues to grow. As more news pours out of Iraq, more recruits pour into the waiting arms of al-Qaida. In an email to an Arabic paper in London "We are very keen that Bush does not lose the upcoming elections," the group wrote, adding that Bush's "idiocy and religious fanaticism" help to stir up support for al Qaida in the Islamic world. One year ago, the respected International Institute of Strategic Studies released a paper warning that al-Qaida's ranks had grown in the aftermath of the Iraq invasion. American claims that the terrorists were "on the run" showed unwarranted overconfidence -- and the IISS presciently predicted that postwar chaos and failure would help bin Laden recruit more young Muslims to his cause.
As a British Ambassador put it, "If anyone's ready to celebrate the eventual re-election of Bush, it is none other than al-Qaida... Bush is al-Qaida's best recruiting sergeant."
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