n o its not if i fail im grounded all summer
OK, seriously this "grounded all summer", is really extreme and unfair. You should not put up with that 
Hey, the Germans are already working on it. They don't need the Russians. Have you noticed how, while we all suffer in the credit crunch, they seem to have been first on their feet, and they're not helping anyone? Economic takeover, people... They've clicked that they can't beat the Brits (and Americans, of course), so they can't have Europe. They can't beat the Russians so they can't have Asia. But nobody notices the stealthy monetary invasion...
The German politicians are some of the smartest politicians on earth right now. They are playing their game really well, and the economic guerrilla war is in their favor.
Since they have invested money on the fall of the Euro, and have a lot on US dollars, along with the Americans to support this war, they really really do benefit a lot from this.
Not only they do not lose anything when the Euro slowly goes down, not only they are constantly refusing to help others (Greece, Spain), but they really gain a lot of money from it.
Yes, the Germans are playing a very smart and sneaky game, making huge profits over other countries' back.
But who's got the upper hand in all of this except the Germans? Who's the silent, stealthy hitman that is waiting to strike at the right opportune time?
Answer: The Chinese.
Since the USA have been considered the superpower country of the world, and the americans have been pulling strings for decades now, and they not only have the biggest military power in the world, but also the biggest debt in the world.
As of the end of 2009, the US debt goes up to ~12 trillion dollars (if I am correct), and keeps rising at an increasing rate. The US government is based on the consumption of their products, and the HUGE sales in stock market, but they get an even bigger income of that, from the Chinese.
China has been buying US bonds for years now, supporting their economy AND the US economy. But what will happen when the Chinese stop buying US bonds? What will happen when their oil supply gets depleted, and they start looking elsewhere for it?
Gives you something to think about, but really, 1 thing is certain: China has been silent for many years now, and when the sleeping dragon awakes, it just might be the start of a so long feared WWIII.
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