What’s The U.S. Government Policy On Strategic Resources?

A Government At War With Itself -- Daniel McGroarty, Real Clear World

What’s U.S. Government policy on strategic resources? Not oil - where we’re fighting out on the front pages who’s to blame for higher gas prices - but the dozens of other arcane metals and minerals from Antimony to Zirconium that go into all the gadgets we use to update our Facebook pages, power our post-petroleum energy alternatives and - via our Government - launch drone strikes?

That depends on what part of the U.S. Government is doing the speaking.

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My Comment: The U.S. Government has enough headaches in trying to run the government .... to put onto its shoulders additional responsibilities .... one that (mind you) does have a direct bearing on our national defense .... is .... probably .... one government policy that is too far.

Sighhh .... what a difference from the Chinese who view rare earths as something that is vital to their national security.