All The Angst Around Rare Earths And I Think We Let Some Slip Through Our Fingers

Donald Trump is scouring the world for nations that he can brow beat into giving up their rare earth resources, while China plays their rare earth cards in the face of US tariffs on Chinese exports to the US.

But somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember some discussion about developing a rare earth industry in....Afghanistan. Yes, that's right. The US could be mining rare earths there while providing stable jobs and providing a stable cultural and economic country. hmmmm.....