War's good for business. Well, some business. I would say that the Moss Bros's, Greggs and Maplins of this world don't profit well in times of crisis, but your Boeings, Haliburtons and anyone who can benefit from a dearth of natural resources and flog them to the needy at inflated prices when they /really/ need them, can turn a nice profit.
Not read the article yet, but it sounds like they've been obliged to make some sort of statement and pointing out the bleedin' obvious happens to come from the mouths of their spokespeople.
I wonder how much money was spent on that 'research'.
bastard by name