I said that rhetorically. Of course I know why we don't. The same reason the Dims do their best to block us from drilling our own oil. They like us being dependent on others.
Drill baby drill. Mine baby mine.
Why don’t we mine cobalt?
The same reason we don’t want to mine lithium.
Why don’t they want tar sands production in the western US?
The process is incredibly bad for the environment.
Plus, as a mining/extraction company you are not liable for the toxic issues that the employees will have for the rest of their life IF that mining/purification happens in these foreign countries.
EPA and Lawyers. Those are the real reasons.
I think it’s more that they do not like us free and able to do, buy and sell without their approval.
The only dependency they want from us is on them.
Macht (Power) Uber Alles.