Originally Posted by willravel

Well, KMA, that's true. We were in an economic war with Russia 20-30 years ago. Had Russia not collapsed, we would have folded. No one can really argue with that. When I said "at it's present course", I meant it. If we change course, the prediction will not apply. At our present course, though, my prediction still stands. I guess we won't know for sure until 2025. I'll meet you back here on TFP then so we can discuss it.