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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (13014)12/6/2001 7:38:02 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 281500
 
<<Do you think water resources might be important??>>

Water will be what the the next big wars will be fought over.



To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (13014)12/6/2001 7:40:07 PM
From: frankw1900  Respond to of 281500
 
ilmarinen: Water. I came across this, haven't read it.

WATERSHEDS AND PROBLEMSHEDS: EXPLAINING THE ABSENCE OF ARMED
CONFLICT OVER WATER IN THE MIDDLE EAST*

By Tony Allan

Miraculously, and above all silently, Middle East governments have been able to avoid the
apparently inevitable consequences of their inherited water deficits, despite the fact that this is a
life-and-death economic issue for them and their peoples. How these countries can continue to
avoid such conflicts while fulfilling their needs is an important issue for the region.

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