I think bush played a very important role in all this and thanxx to his excessive $10 billion per month expenditure ( as reported by some news agencies) US ultimately had to suffer this great depression and as all major currencies are connected with USD, other countries also had to share the same blow. As i have seen that since the Iraq war, Oil prices have gone up a lot and also since the war America as always was busy getting the sanction imposed in Iran which further helps in the present oil increase. Can't we get Canada to be the major power. I know Canada have huge reserves and i have never seen it leading any war.. I hope they can be a better and stable currency..