Originally Posted by
ORAC
Rare earths..... aren’t. The name refers to their low concentrations, not their overall rarity - which is why the are commonly extracted as a by-product of the processing of another element. Other plants which were shut as China undercut their market can easily be reopened.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/17/1...china-monopoly
36% in their own national reserves and 95% control of global supplies. Sure mine your own. With exponential growth in demand and a limited supply, Tesla can forget its electric car revolution without cost inflation which will make the product completely unaffordable.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare...ustry_in_China
as for trump protecting the motherland from hordes of terrorists, he could better protect his people with widespread gun control. It’s a shame that a fervent nationalistic agenda seems to take priority over unpopular political measures that may, you know, stop the widespread gun deaths, school massacres and disgruntled employee shoot ups that take place on a daily basis in the USA. Oh, and 140 times as likely to kill you in the USA than terrorism. But go ahead, Make America Great Again.
Could it be their support of terror groups and other belligerent activities make them pariahs diplomatically?
im not entirely sure that the bedfellows we have made with the house of Saud are the best example. Wahabbism isn’t pretty. Neither is chopping up a citizen in the Turkish embassy. The biggest tragedy of course is that Iran have approached Saudi to attempt a diplomatic resolution. To be told clearly and repeatedly that The Saudi people aren’t interested.