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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh
If solar energy is a better alternative, people will use that without an embargo. If there's a better alternative, the Middle East won't have the power to push anybody around.
So, again, what is the rationale behind the trade restrictions?
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Well, if we look at the current world situation, UN or US or whoever put an embargo on Iraq to make sure they didn't make money from the oil for other purposes (not that it did its job, but that was the point), and it is the same concept here. If they didn't put an embargo on oil export, how much are you willing to bet the solar energy will be under attack every single moment? You have to realize those oil producing countries have a stranglehold on using oil as the main source of energy for so long they basically dictate how countries are run, so it make sense that in order for UN to make sure solar energy takes off, they have to stop the oil producing countries from interfering. Yes, those countries suffer now in the Gundam 00 world, but if you look back, they certainly have been profiting from others for a LONG time.
Yes, in the perfect world, as long as solar energy is better, people will choose that, but who said everyone will play by rules to let that happen?
The interesting thing for the next episode would be who will be the saint? Will it be Setsuna/Gundam, or the leader who were captured? From the looks of it, it looks to be Setsuna/Gundam, since it will certainly mimic the first meeting of Setsuna and Gundam.