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TURN! ______ / Taken together, these factors underline both the timeliness and the importance of current policy attention to the role
of natural resources as a source of combatant self-financing. Indeed, the
2. Insert empirical analysis about why it doesnt lead to war. [DEFENSIVE ARGUMENT]
AT AFFs cards only explicitly reference developed countries; not applicable to topic
1. Mining conditions will actually be worse in developing countries b/c they dont have access to
capital intensive technologies.
2. IDEALLY Your cards in your case reference developing countries, not developed ones. Do
research to find these cards!
AT TURN: Getting resources gives us money, allows us to solve the harms that AFF Talks about
1. Not practical. Countries get seduced by the money, continual drive to increase GDP and placate
corporate donors, dont actually care to devote resources to environmental protection, etc.
2. Resource curse.
With cross-ex, try to set up burdens for them. Things they need to do in order to win. These are good
cross-ex questions.