To: BenLurkin
Two reasons and only two: control and revenue, not necessarily in that order. Can anyone name any other?
14 posted on
09/03/2018 9:35:59 PM PDT by
Fungi
To: Fungi
Can anyone name any other?
Securing strategic resources like iron, nickel, titanium, vanadium, and cobalt. Yes the REE's as mentioned elsewhere are important for electronics, but the less sexy elements are needed for traditional armaments.
18 posted on
09/03/2018 10:47:58 PM PDT by
SpaceBar
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