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Originally Posted by cullennewsom
Ah, I don't share that belief.
I see, you're trying to rationalize our presence there with the let-us-be-big-brother-to-the-world argument. I don't buy it. We're there for resources, either to steal them, or to keep someone else from stealing them.
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I don't agree that this was the reason for our involvement in Afghanistan, BUT, it
would be a reason to stay involved long term.
Mining in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Afghanistan's resources could make it the richest mining region on earth"
I totally agreed with the toppling of the Taliban from a perspective of the obvious terror threat and just the general evil nature of the Taliban anyway, and so far have been a supporter of the US presence in Afghanistan, as it was a job worth doing.
Since our involvement though, the mining riches of that region have been more clearly mapped and estimated.
This is a real possibility for the basis of a strong, wealthy Afghan nation based on mining activities, similar to Saudi Arabia with oil fields.
That could potentially be an attraction for either India of Pakistan now that I read more deeply into it, so maybe thats one of the arguements in the book?