War, a touchy subject to discuss, much less figure out results of, in my opinion, has proved inevitable in the current situation with Iraq. As history has shown us, war effects the economy in strange ways shifting its' balance daily. It effects and often destroys the core of some families. But more importantly and above all else, in major wars, a confirmation is established as to which country is the most influential, powerful, and financially able country in the world. War speaks volumes.

War, or even suspicion of such, causes the economy to behave in erratic ways. As we watch the daily news and read the newspapers, we learn the dollar has fallen or risen due to reports of an ensuing war with Iraq. The stock market rises and falls sharply with investors reacting to worries of chemical weapons in Iraq and future terrorist attacks on the United...