Profit in conflict...
I guess I just don't see how conflict pays...
But if Putin or Bin Ladin, or anyone else for that matter did want to cripple the West, then all they would need to do is nuke a few cities in India.
Half of the Computerprograming jobs and 1/3 of the accounting jobs in the USA have been outsourced... It's great, you put in a job request when you leave work at 5PM in New York, and then when you get to work the next morning, 3 people who's combined salaries are 1/3rd that of your will have completed your project.
But that nuke hitting a few key cities... why then all the work will stop.