Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
Wow, I'll be darned if you are not completely right. Saddam Hussein tried it too....
Ok, I finally got to look into that as well. Here's what I've found:

1. Saddam Hussein's decision was out there by at least Nov. 13, 2000 => Foreign Exchange: Saddam Turns His Back on Greenbacks - TIME
2. The Second Gulf War started on March 20, 2003.

Please, feel free to draw your own conclusion as to how tight those events are related.