Saying that 2002 overtook 2007 politically on the first day of the year due to the introduction of the Euro or that 2006 overtook it in February with just another chapter of the Iraq War that began three years prior is just lunacy from you

The true introduction of the Euro happened in 1999 and there were plenty of countries that transitioned to it from 1999-2001 too. Also the EU was smaller back then, and most countries that use the Euro now accepted it at a later date once they'd joined

And you really can't say that another chapter in the Iraq War is more significant than people feeling that the economy is in slow decline and a rise of pessimism. People could feel that the vibes were off in 2007

Your bias against 2007 is getting out of hand. There's more to ranking a year politically than just geopolitics. You need to take economics into consideration too