Rail was just the first example that sprang to mind. I could just as easily have said pretty much anything.
The resources that would be competed for mainly would be people, technical expertise, energy (electricty, etc) and fuel to shift the required materials to the construction areas.
In 2000 and onwards all those resources would be in extremely short supply requiring the leaders and decision makers to make some very tough choices.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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Last edited by Legbreaker; 08-01-2009 at 06:24 AM.
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