Advice From a Syrian Executive
Another bit from loyal blog participant, Marshall:
As an intern in a Damascus based multi-national company, I took every opportunity to glean nuggets of business wisdom from the Syrian owner-founder Khalid Mahjoub. Although some of it went over my non-marketing head, one piece of advice stuck with me:
The U.S. needs to watch out for the E.U. and China. China is becoming a large competitor for natural resources, not to mention direct business. An example of this is their role in driving up demand, and thus prices for that most important raw material: petroleum. The E.U. wants to replace the U.S. as the dominant economy by focusing its efforts and finances on asset (including human through education) building.They hope to accomplish this by allowing the U.S. to spend all of the money on security organs (such as the military and arms), then hiding behind us and our capability.
Khalid, If you ever read this, let me say that your words are proving to be prophetic. Read Thomas Friedman’s editorial this week about the the E.U.’s arms deal to China. This is scary stuff. Read the article here (login required).
doug’s note: Marshall points out that “China is becoming a large competitor for natural resources.”
Imagine for a moment the global demand for oil when China is even half as industrialized as we are. This is truly an impending geopolitical apocalypse. Our mutual thirst for black bubbly will inevitably create major problems if we don’t invest heavily in alternative energy now.
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I would like to add to Doug’s note, that we would be in a lot better shape today had we not declared a virtual moratorium on nuclear energy plants decaded ago. The terrible affects of that decision (coerced upon the U.S. by the left wing) will someday be widely recognized in the mainstream I suspect.
Amen.
even if i don’t know much about the subject of a particular post, i like to read the comments in hopes of another confrontation between LaurenceB and Travis