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To: RetiredNow who wrote (3967)	1/6/2009 6:06:08 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

It is Chile, followed by Argentia, in case you didn't know that. Never said that Venezuela was a source of Lithium, you did. I just stated that the country was located in S. America, which you contended was a place where we should find our Lithium. Well, as I said before, importing Lithium from China or South America is far less hazardous to our economic and national security health than importing oil from the Middle East, Russia, and Venezuela. And for your information, which you obviously have not researched, the Atacama desert includes 4 different countries, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. And there have been previous conflicts over this region between Peru/Bolivia and Chile: en.wikipedia.org pictures.solardestinations.com Bolivia, and to a lower extent Peru, are unstable countries and such valuable resources mean a lot of money to those control the whole kit and kaboodle. Also, just because imports of Lithium to the US might be limited doesn't mean that the GLOBAL MARKET for the commodity won't be impacted by demand from other economies, especially China and India, should they follow the same vision you espouse for the US regarding electric cars powered by lithium batteries. Only 10% of US oil comes from the Mid-East RIGHT NOW, but we're still susceptible to global commodity swings fueled by Chinese demand. In fact, US demand for oil has leveled off, or declined over the past 4 years, yet oil prices were driven sky high by Chinese demand and speculation. So I see no difference with regard to lithium if it becomes the commodity that replaces oil for the purpose of vehicular transportation. Well, first off, there are no terrorists in Chile, Argentina, or China that are trying to kill as and want an end to the US. Yet.. There weren't any Arab terrorists who wanted to kill Americans back when oil was discovered. But valuable resources equate to power and money.. and those equate to ambition for those who control them. Hawk