[quote=@Letter Bee] The French are planning to grow cotton elsewhere as a long-term solution; I got [i]that[/i]. I just thought they'd buy from Egypt in the short-to-medium term (which granted, might have been wishful thinking on my part). Edit: That said, my thought processes have been getting erratic (again) lately. Sorry for the inconvinience. [/quote] Bee, you're god modding with posts like the one you keep trying to put out.