My response to John Redwood this morning on Afghanistan.

Martin Cole

Posted March 15, 2012 at 6:35 am | Permalink

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Well said and the shale oil point is well made, but I personally fear that the US move aginst China in the WTO regarding the rare earth minerals export ban probably has much more to do with our presence in Afghanistan than hydrocarbons. I see no quick resolution of that!