[Wuli]

“I would beg to differ. An Army functions best with well fed and relatively happy soldiers. That is a truism that cannot easily be dismissed, and sugar is a very important ingredient that cannot easily be replaced.”

The crystaline form of sugar, from sugar cane and sugar beets, the kind of sugar you get in a bag or box at the grocery store IS NOT STRATEGIC, as many substitutes can and are produced and used - substitutes such as “high fructose corn syrup”, for instance; substances that when ingested provide the same “sweetening” and when metabolised provide the same nurtitional benefit - when crystaline sugar is unavailable, or when it is too costly, or when it is undesireable for production reasons.

Sugar, from sugar cane or sugar beets, is NOT a strategic commodity.

[Pox]

Now your are drifting off into a subsidized commodity that would not be economically viable without said subsidies, and although I suppose you could technically classify both in the same category, I find that to be a misplaced belief.

HFCS cannot be substituted in many cases, and they are not metabolized in the same manner, and I know that from personal experience, but it's not really the point we're discussing, so I'll drop that.

You discounting sugar as not strategic is ridiculous, but that is your belief, and I will leave you to it.