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Real projects has a way of encountering unexpected troubles in a way thay paper ones dont.

On top of that there is the energy security problem, even if Morocco is less likey than Russia to try and play tricks.

I wish them all luck, but we can't forget the advantages projects has before leaving Excel.

Morocco holds a significant chunk of the world's phosphate reserves, which are a key component of fertilizers - if they weren't a serious partner we would know that by now.

> On top of that there is the energy security problem, even if Morocco is less likey than Russia to try and play tricks.

A cable this long will be vulnerable to attack by any country that has submarines.

How is it going to be guarded?

Or you know, a cargo ship that can drag an anchor along the seabed.

And that guarding, probably by thoughts and prayers, aka diddly squat.

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