Iraq: Soros will tell us when we’ve won.
“Within the year, he’ll start complaining ’bout his back;
And shortly thereafter, he’s investing in Iraq”
- copyright 2008, Pettyfog
From Soros’ wiki:
There have been suggestions that Soros’s political gifts may have served his own interests. In late 2006, Soros bought about 2 million shares of Halliburton, which had been a major target of criticism (for war profiteering) by MoveOn and the Center for American Progress. Soros’s critics allege that these organizations suddenly stopped criticism of Halliburton after Soros purchased the stock, and subsequently the stock values appreciated significantly, netting substantial profits for Soros.
Also see: Gladwell{dot}com: Blowing Up
I’m not going to excerpt for you, just point out This little gem:
My father {Soros} will sit down and give you theories to explain why he does this or that. But I remember seeing it as a kid and thinking, Jesus Christ, at least half of this is bullshit. I mean, you know the reason he changes his position on the market or whatever is because his back starts killing him. It has nothing to do with reason. He literally goes into a spasm, and it?s this early warning sign.