“The wars of the 21st century will be about water”, according to Ismael Serageldin, ex vice president of the World Bank, and “anyone who possesses this resource could be the target of attack.” In 2006 one of every five of the Earth’s inhabitants do no’t have access to drinkable water. The world’s fresh water supply is gradually shrinking. In South America, the Guarani Aquifer is an underground reservoir which could supply the entire planet for the next 200 years. The Bush administration has already made overtures to the governments of Brazil and Paraguay, offering to help protect this unique resource by building military bases that will guard against possible terrorist attack.