>do you think Iran wants UN sanctions so the West can *just* make money?
Who do you mean when you say 'Iran'? If it's Amadinijad, then you must know that he is a card carrying member of the Hojatta Society (i.e. the Islamic version of our own Religious right), and wants his country bombed because the members of said society believe that it will trigger the return of the 12th Imam who will in turn take the fight to us and burn all non-muslims to a crisp. If you are talking about the people, then you must know that they are all terrified that their 'elected' president will cause them to get bombed with his remarks designed to provoke GW.
But, you're missing the point. You have to make a distinction between what a country is, and what a cabal of central bankers are. The latter cares nothing about countries (including this one), nor heroes, nor villains. They do, however, believe in war.
And, yes. I do believe that the wars in progress now and the ones that are about to be started are for profit. There will cirtainly be no profit for the poor, because in war they get more poor and/or dead while the rich get richer. That's the way it's always been, and always will be until people begin to recognize this fact.
And, let's not overlook the 'war' being waged on us. 'Usury' is a diabolical means to deny one's right to benefit from the fruits of his/her labours. That's what the too kind reference to a 'Debt based Society' really is. War. We are all going to see what this means real soon. 2008 is going to be a very interesting year, so Happy New Year everyone!