The flight from the dollar is a mixed blessing for the U.S. economy.

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Even devaluations brought about by loose monetary policy can be a mixed blessing as the U.K. has discovered, since higher inflation eats into living standards.

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Only one company asked the U.S. government to suspend the Jones Act, though a U.S. maritime-labor group gave its blessing to the decision (the Jones Act was created, in part, to protect maritime jobs).

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To be sure, those insisting that the Bush administration pursue the U.N. option profess a willingness to provide a blessing, after a fashion.

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But the Security Council was unable to reach a consensus on the matter, and a U.S.-led army invaded Iraq in March without the blessing of the United Nations.

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