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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer
I'd wager there's a lot of seafood trade going on in the gulf region. Plus the whole "fertile crescent" area is called that for a reason.
I'm not sure how true the stories are but I have heard tell of US troops being fed by then-grateful Iraqis in 2003 - because our units had outrun supply lines and were short on food...so when you consider that Iraq was being starved from within and without and they were feeding our troops (again, not sure how true this is or isn't), it seems they know something about growing food in those areas.
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I agree it is called that for a reason, HOWEVER it relies on IRRIGATION to be fertile. AND relies on people to work the fields. In a world that is reduced in population and going hand to mouth for themselves, HOW are they going to feed an army. I wonder about the seafood trade. It will undoubtedly provide some much needed protien, but carbs, etc will not come from the sea.
The idea of those people helping GIs, I have no doubts about. Generally farmers are generous until you come to TAKE their livelyhood, converting them to serfs. In my war (Nam) all the farmer wanted was to be left alone.