tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post761625490787373858..comments2023-06-03T08:28:36.912-05:00Comments on Military Thoughts: Fabius II.Alberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727892316586523158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-14115720470135975612007-10-27T19:43:00.000-05:002007-10-27T19:43:00.000-05:00A correction: I meant 'exportable surplus of stapl...A correction: I meant 'exportable surplus of staples' actually. This is or was the relevant factor in terms of predicting which people has the upper hand, in ultimately military terms. A new wrinkle has appeared, though. Brazil after centuries of floundering, seems to have come into its own in terms of the opening of the Cerrado, several hundred million acres now being converted from low-value John S. Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502491478912356848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-19364598422106051192007-10-23T19:20:00.000-05:002007-10-23T19:20:00.000-05:00Bert says: It may that the intention was to say 3/...Bert says: It may that the intention was to say 3/4 of the AVAILABLE arable land NOT under cultivation. Seems more reasonble. I do the quote as being 3/4 period! That might not be right.<BR/><BR/>Bert.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727892316586523158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-83114645502792772882007-10-23T16:50:00.000-05:002007-10-23T16:50:00.000-05:00If it weren't just a tendency rather than a certai...If it weren't just a tendency rather than a certainty, there would be little point in the observation. Our position would be assured, the less-civilized country would always lose. 3/4's of the world's arable land doesn't sound quite right. Maybe a better comparison is which populations own the land which produces an exportable surplus, and this is and has been close to an Anglo-Saxon monopoly forJohn S. Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502491478912356848noreply@blogger.com