"Turks and Greeks, Israelis and their neighbors are all discovering potential reserves along their disputed borders.In Washington and Brussels, there are fears that increasing strains between Cyprus and Turkey could lead to confrontation.
"Cyprus may set the tone for the rest of the eastern Mediterranean," says Eric Thompson, director of strategic studies at the Centre for Naval Analyses, a U.S. government-funded agency that advises the U.S. military.
"It is where the financial crisis and the gas issues come together. And it is also where they become immediately militarized.""
Oh, boy. All these issues are created by government. Without socialism, individuals would risk their own money and develop these resources. Individual banks would fail, and individual investors would lose their savings. Any violence would be between individuals. Instead, we're going to get civilization-wide chaos and violence.
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