We also gave away our access to rare earths when
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Bill Clinton did that in the 90s when he closed down the major US rare earth mine and turned it into a National Preserve.
No one is going to mine that mineral in Afghan for a real long time - no trained labor, tribal Afghanis in the area can’t count or tell left from right, and depart for days or more right after they get paid
Exterminate, replace with Chinese laborers.