Quote:
Originally Posted by legion
Most of the middle east is built from a small number of people profiting from one thing being exported. They have very little infrastructure and the sand will reclaim much of what has been built when the wells dry up.
|
We used to be a country that manufactured and exported. We aren't any more.
They are attempting to do the same thing, only they are doing it while being heavily financed by oil revenue. We did it because the Japanese, Chinese, etc kicked our asses.