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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Rogue_General@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

Does the US really want to play this game? 90% of Israel's water comes from desalination plants, and now we've given Iran the justification to strike back in a similar manner.

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[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 2 weeks ago

It removes a country’s ability to resist resource extraction

i'd say resource extraction requires political stability, actually, since mining sites are big and difficult to defend and also immobile, so they can't just be moved out of the way when there's danger. and also the long transport lines for minerals are long and therefore difficult to protect.

[-] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That low level of area-specific stability can be achieved with proxy forces or mercenaries guarding corporate facilities

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