tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post8497344189591502053..comments2023-06-04T14:47:02.324+01:00Comments on a sideways glance: Want to help Yemen? Leave the car at home...simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-85471233600349512942010-01-31T03:54:20.471+00:002010-01-31T03:54:20.471+00:00One wonders whether Friedman's perspective mig...One wonders whether Friedman's perspective might just be skewed by his tribal loyalties...<br /><br />When the church begins tackling the problem of militant Zionism we might get somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-15990986006290754802010-01-29T23:27:24.612+00:002010-01-29T23:27:24.612+00:00Yeah, it is far more complex and to do justice to ...Yeah, it is far more complex and to do justice to Friedman's 30+ page argument, you'd need to read his chapter.<br />I find the linkage suggestive, I think, because it's rare to find someone prepared to engage in joined-up thinking about the issues the world faces.<br />No technology is untainted, is it? <br />thanks for the link. I'll check it out.simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-65726072720096156192010-01-29T14:00:48.731+00:002010-01-29T14:00:48.731+00:00From what I understand most of the new battery tec...From what I understand most of the new battery technology for electric cars etc comes from China, as well as the necessary rare earth metals. (You can read about it here: <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/china-tightens-control-over-rare-earth-metals-vital-for-green-technology.php" rel="nofollow"> link </a><br /><br />So logically we would just be shifting our foreign policy from one weird regime to another.<br /><br />Would it not be better to use business, diplomacy and trade to make a difference?<br /><br />I don't know the answer, but I reckon it's a lot more complicated than the argument you've outlined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com