Dude, no need to re-post a quote from the AFR article (which you...

Dude, no need to re-post a quote from the AFR article (which you should have referenced) in the world's largest writing.

Also, the United States Government under Donald Trump is like a spoiled child, always running to blame someone or start a war with someone else if things don't go their way. Any conjecture within the US Government regarding obtaining rare earths at the moment is typical from the US Administration throughout this entire crisis - blame everyone but ourselves, and make bold claims how we won't accept anything foreign, whilst not even considering if it is feasible; put simply, it's not feasible.

So this melodramatic talk will pipe down and I believe Lynas will have a high chance of winning the contract.

The US Government is frankly full of shit, most of the time, and that shit is espoused through social and official channels within the government to the world's media, so the fact that a few conservative congressmen have woken to the fact that the US relies on China and overseas companies for most of its goods, isn't big news.