Comment So... (Score 1) 1
now the terrorists are trying to recruit from the decadent west?
Farming is hugely energy intensive, you think it's just the sun? Fertilisers, machinery use large amounts of oil and gas. Never mind the amount of water that is required.
Yes, NOW. The US was one of the largest agrarian cultures on the planet, and we didn't have oil until the 1850's. Spin again Colin.
No amount of careful planning will ever replace dumb luck.