ARIANE CRAFTS ANALYSIS

When I think about Iraq multiple invasions by the US, or should we call it campaigns, I think about one person in particular : Saddam Hussein.

I reminisce about how Saddam Hussein received military aid by Russia and western nations alike – like Brazil and France armament – , and how he was a Revolutionary Socialist.

I wonder why a Revolutionary Socialist would flourish in Iraq if in there contrary to places like China and Russia, agriculture is a failed endeavour.

I also wonder how countries like Iraq and other Muslim countries who do not have food independence , see vertical production of items to export to the west as their life line, e.g. the production of dates etc.

According to the United Nations FAO, Iraq only farms around 20% of its territory, which in turn only has 67% of the cultivable land in use.

The problems Iraq faces, from terrorism, banditry, climate change, bad soil, lack of water, are the same identical problems faced by Iran who currently only have one third of the country suitable of being farmed – but again facing these challenges during agricultural farming.

Both these countries are rich in oil yet could not develop a mega process of artificial water production and distribution to match their phenomenal capacity for oil exploration and production.

Instead both countries are more concerned with building nuclear capacity to exercise pressure and dominance over neighbours and the ever perceived threat of Israel.

So, they planned in different periods of history to spend more money in building a war arsenal and their nuclear capacity, then investing in artificial water production to feed their nations.

They could have produced more artificial water than nuclear energy !

What viable technology could and can they use to produce artificial water instead of nukes? Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and brine valorisation (extracting valuable minerals from brine) are technically viable, but they are capital and energy-intensive, requiring significant investment and operational expertise. The economic viability of valorisation depends on market prices for recovered minerals and the specific brine composition. Crucially, both Iraq and Iran face a severe human capital deficit in the water sector, stemming from conflict, brain drain, and insufficient investment in education and training. This means that developing a skilled workforce, from engineers to operators, through strengthened local universities, vocational training, and international partnerships, is a critical bottleneck for achieving large-scale artificial water production.

Yet, with this severe human capital deficit in the water sector the investment was in nuclear science – not water development to develop their agriculture , feed the masses cheaply, decrease inflation and consequently be independent in terms of food production and subsistence!

Why have both these rich nations in black gold, not considered the viability of artificial water production?

They could and can perfectly well:

Prioritize Integrated Water Resource Management: Implement national master plans that integrate all water sources—surface, groundwater, and artificial—under a unified governance framework. This must include comprehensive, up-to-date hydro-geological surveys for groundwater reserves and strict regulatory controls on extraction.

Invest Strategically in Desalination with Distribution in Mind: Focus on developing desalination plants that are not only technologically advanced and energy-efficient but also strategically located to minimise water transportation costs and energy consumption. Explore innovative pipeline technologies and distributed network solutions.

Scale Up Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Implement ambitious national programs for comprehensive wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse, particularly for agricultural and industrial purposes. This requires significant investment in infrastructure, public awareness campaigns, and policy incentives for adoption.

Mandate Waste Heat Recovery in Hydrocarbon Sector: Enact policies that require incentives to oil and gas companies to integrate waste heat recovery systems for co-production of water and energy. This can be a condition for new licenses or a requirement for existing facilities.

Accelerate Renewable Energy Integration: Fast-track investments in large-scale solar and wind projects, specifically earmarking a portion of this new capacity to power desalination and water treatment plants. Explore the potential of geothermal energy for desalination where geologically feasible.

Reform Hydrocarbon Revenue Allocation: Establish transparent and accountable mechanisms for allocating a dedicated, substantial portion of hydrocarbon revenues to critical water infrastructure projects. This may involve strengthening existing national development funds and ring-fencing water-related investments from short-term budgetary pressures.

Strengthen Water Diplomacy and Legal Frameworks: Intensify diplomatic efforts with riparian states to establish and enforce equitable water-sharing agreements. Simultaneously, pursue international legal avenues to protect national water rights and ensure compliance with international water treaties.

Promote Water-Efficient Agriculture and Desert Management: Implement policies that foment the adoption of modern, water-efficient irrigation technologies (e.g., drip irrigation, precision agriculture) and climate-resilient farming practices (e.g., LNC, vertical farming, greenhouses). This requires agricultural reform, farmer training, and subsidies for sustainable technologies.

Yet, most substantial financial, academic, diplomatic investment has been mostly in war and defence than artificial water production that would make them independent!!

And guess what? Independent from who?

According to major Arab Research Authorities the current reliance on imports and short-term fixes in both Iran and Iraq is unsustainable in the long run. Achieving genuine food security necessitates significant and sustained investment in domestic water management and agricultural modernisation. This includes not only the construction of new infrastructure but also fundamental policy reforms that address disincentives for efficiency, such as poorly targeted subsidies, and combat corruption that diverts funds from critical projects. ¹ The long-term economic benefits, including reduced GDP losses and job creation, underscore that these investments are not merely expenses but essential for national stability and prosperity

According to Iran International Iran relies on Russia for significant agricultural imports and cooperation in its nuclear energy program and international diplomacy.

However, while Russian support is important for Iran, particularly in political and nuclear energy spheres, and for certain agricultural imports, it is unlikely that Iran would “collapse” without it. Iran’s robust economic relationship with China, which serves as its primary oil buyer and a major trading partner, along with its internal economic structures and diversified import sources, provides significant resilience. The dependence on Russia is more about strategic alignment and specific sectorial cooperation rather than an existential reliance for overall state function.

According to the British Newspaper The Times and The Diplomat Iran’s economic dependence on China is particularly pronounced in the energy sector, as China is the primary buyer of Iranian oil, providing a critical lifeline amidst U.S. sanctions. 2 China is also a major source of imports for Iran. 3 While the large-scale investment outlined in the 25-year cooperation deal has not fully materialized, the trade relationship remains vital for Iran’s economy. China’s need for Middle Eastern oil also creates a mutual interest, although Iran is considered a “replaceable energy partner” for China in the broader global market.

But again, the United States is equally a business and diplomatic partner to Russia and China, this not withstanding sanctions and scuffles along the way!

To me, what is truly behind the enemies of America is a machine that has invested heavily in portraying the United States of America as an imperialist thief that creates wars in foreign lands to steal its resources so American private capitalists can remain millionaires while importing modern slaves to be their cooks, cleaners, gardeners, their children private tutors, their children surrogate mothers, their children nannies, their husbands private cheap prostitutes ( mistresses) and so forth.

Deeply entrenched behind America’s enemies Is this notion that for example, California poverty due to the issue of drugs is only part of the problem when it comes to America, the mother of all evils, that brings all from all corners of the world to serve in one way or the other!

The irony of this machine that sells this notion of lack of America’s moral values, is that it operates at the university level, vomits and gets sick at the mainstream media level and yet dies at the dream level, ‘ THE AMERICAN DREAM’ , fully achievable by many millions of migrants from all corners of the world – while less and less Colonial Americans do, because they were fossilised under the 1950’s European migration from Italy, Portugal, Ukraine, then 1970’s migration from Africa and Asia -, and now Palaeontology tells us that America sedimentary ground is about to become a graveyard for mass terrorism !

Now we know who is behind America’s enemies! Yet why do we all have to pay by being at risk of more terrorist attacks in Europe?

Because the American enemies chase the American Nightmare , they want it out!

Yet we live under the western capsule symbolising those Alien invaders that eat, kill and destroys – nothing related to the Bible Devil that steals, kills and destroys, correct?

Now that we know why we are at risk and should take America’s side against America’s enemies, what is stopping us from waking up in a nightmare worse than 9/11? Is the fact that they are not us? Is it the fact that their God is not our God?

So , my friends are we getting on our knees and praying god protect us and forgive our enemies or there is any other religion where we can hate America’s enemies like our own?

Yes, we can be Israelis and fear America’s enemies, even hate them!

But again, are we in the Western world, food independent, water independent, security independent enough to hate America’s enemies?

No, we are not. As a matter of fact, we are under a Resource war, and losing, so right now, anything that America needs, we the people elsewhere in the western world will support, because those crossing the channel are not like those Iranians and Persians here for decades. They are those who symbolise the enemies of the cross!

Brace yourselves because the Crusaders and Chicken heads can’t neutralise bombs, talk less make babies at the rate of America’s enemies, then walk down the Deeds Office and change name to Mr Mc Cain or Mr Robinson after years as Mr Hussein or Mr Singh!

Can you then choose Assisted Dying because after all there is no food for all, there is no money for all, there is no Instagram success for all, there is no bling for all, and those are your values, not theirs?

You forgot America Dream relies on financial success?

You forgot that the American nightmare America’s enemies are living in relies on the notion that Americans are stealing and exploring their turfs called the Middle East, Asia, Africa, etc?

You forgot you are here in the west?

That is correct, you are now behind America’s enemies and you are losing.

In ten years time, you will have experienced significant turmoil and terrorism in the shape of Resource war, urban gentrification, tsunami of drugs shaped as candies, biscuits, water, foods, pain killers, bad education, to even know what is having a dream.

You are behind America’s enemies.

Ariane Denise Brito