[Chickensoup]

I remember my grandfather shaking his head over the Middle East problems and saying: With the money of the Arabs and the brains of the Jews, that whole area could be a paradise.

[bert]

Many think your grandad was correct ....... this is a small view of Dubai

[ckilmer]

In a couple decades when the price of desalinized water is 1/5th of current costs—most of the desert countries of the world will be turned green.

ie. Its going to happen sooner or later. Given the way events seem to be in accelertion these days .... later increasing looks like sooner.