Show of Hands

Yes, so that we cannot be held hostage by any other country in our national defense.
We have now attained oil/gas independence, that's good and we need to keep it that way.

After English classes

It’s not quid pro quo if it’s not for your personal gain.

We are held hostage by no one. We held other countries hostage. Every penny we give them comes with a price.

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Ok? That’s just a list of minerals that are nessecary to keep the country going. That has nothing to do with foreign dependance

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Quid Pro Quo? Oh No!

And why is that? We have all the required raw materials

Oh ye of little research, read more closely “each has been identified as a non-fuel mineral or mineral material that is essential to the economic and national security of the United States, that has a supply chain vulnerable to disruption” and then take another look at the map!!!

Hint: China isn’t dark red on this map because it’s communist!

You might think so, but... www.usgs.gov/news/interior-releases-2018-s-final-list-35-minerals-deemed-critical-us-national-security-and

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