Re:Rare earth crisis: Innovate, or be crushed by China
by ronnier on Friday December 30, 2011 @02:20PM
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The US has large amounts of natural resources that are untapped for various reasons; forcing us to purchase these resources from other countries. Sometimes I wonder if the goal is to force others to use/sell up their resources first.
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Re:Rare earth crisis: Innovate, or be crushed by China
by jabits on Friday December 30, 2011 @03:06PM
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I sure hope so. This is an ideal, long-term strategy. Whenever I hear the "reducing dependence on foreign oil by exploiting ours" argument, I think, "Perfect!". Our resources are not going anywhere, and are there for the taking if ever seriously needed, not just to save a few bucks.