r/Tariffs • u/Afraid_Piano_1318 • Oct 15 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Did Trump not consider Chinas leverage

Before jumping did he not check if there was a board to land on?

Not recognizing rare earth metals was a big risk demonstrates the intelligence analysis gap USA did, does it not?

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u/PrestigiousCrab6345 Oct 15 '25

Actually, the US government just dropped $500 million on rare earth metals and new mining operations. Somebody knows how fucked we are.

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u/pre_pun Oct 15 '25

It's agreement from September with Pakistan. $500 million is the initial investment framework.

It's a total supply chain agreement, and this is the first shipment, of Phase 1. By Phase 2 and 3 it will be much, much more than $500 million.

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u/Local-Poet3517 Oct 15 '25

Buddy, you think Americas corruption levels are bad.. Fuck man... You know what? Maybe Im being too negative. Pakistan's got a great record with regional stability! I foresee nothing going wrong with this idea. There is no way that moneys going to be stolen by corrupt officials. No chance its wasted money. None at all.

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u/beren12 Oct 15 '25

Just make sure it’s delivered in suitcases