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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Perhaps.

    But imo it is not wise to rely on an enemy (China) for critical material (rare earth minerals) for the US defense industry.

    Environmentalists made it too hard for the US to mine its own REM - Trump fixed that.

    What is REM, please?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lummy View Post
    What is REM, please?
    Rare Earth Minerals
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Perhaps.

    But imo it is not wise to rely on an enemy (China) for critical material (rare earth minerals) for the US defense industry.

    Environmentalists made it too hard for the US to mine its own REM - Trump fixed that.

    This to me is what the OP is about, even as a question...of what we want fr the country, the individual freedom of capitalism or the national strength of mercantilism, or a mercantilism of sorts. Trump seems headed that way, Biden will take us in the opposite direction, toward greater globalism and dependency.
    Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler

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