Trillions of $ in Gas, Oil & rare metals in Afghanistan

[PoliticalNick]

Who would have thought it, besides me that is. All the nay-sayers have for years now declared there was nothing in Afghanistan to provide an ulterior motive for the US invasion. Now the truth is coming out.

The New War for Afghanistan's Untapped Oil - Antonia Juhasz - The Atlantic

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20708548

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

 

[darkbeaver]

Oil minerals and drugs sounds like a job for democracy. Someday the few remaining Afgans will thank us.

 

[captain morgan]

Who would have thought it, besides me that is. All the nay-sayers have for years now declared there was nothing in Afghanistan to provide an ulterior motive for the US invasion. Now the truth is coming out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Sounds great.. How do you plan to get this untapped oil or minerals (at a high cost I might add) to the markets?

On that note, what are the offset costs in dealing with the Taliban and myriad of other tribal extortion costs that will be conveniently added onto the overall costs.

May as well as try to mine diamonds at the top of Mt Everest for all it's worth

 

[bill barilko]

Sounds great.. How do you plan to get this untapped oil or minerals..... to markets?

On that note, what are the offset costs in dealing with the Taliban and myriad of other tribal extortion costs that will be conveniently added onto the overall costs.

May as well as try to mine diamonds at the top of Mt Everest for all it's worth

Yes and that was the issue in the 60's when the first studies of Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth were conducted-IOW this is all Old Old News.

Little if anything has changed since those days it's still a corrupt violent third world hellhole-well I guess there are a few more religious fanatics to deal with.

 

[Johnnny]

May as well as try to mine diamonds at the top of Mt Everest for all it's worth

Theres looking for a needle in a haystack :lol:

 

[taxslave]

Sounds great.. How do you plan to get this untapped oil or minerals (at a high cost I might add) to the markets?

On that note, what are the offset costs in dealing with the Taliban and myriad of other tribal extortion costs that will be conveniently added onto the overall costs.

May as well as try to mine diamonds at the top of Mt Everest for all it's worth

Not much different than dealing with some of the native bands here. Or governments for that matter. All in greasing the right palms.

 

[captain morgan]

... That, and a lot fewer AKs in circulation

 

[EagleSmack]

May as well as try to mine diamonds at the top of Mt Everest for all it's worth

They say there is still plenty of silver in the mines around Tombstone AZ. However the cost of pumping the water out of them was not worth the silver in them.

Well there is always this to see.

 

[L Gilbert]

If AF gov't had its poop in a group, it'd use whatever resources other countries offered and develop a nat. res. flow itself rather than allow other countries to develop it and scoop the proceeds.

 

[EagleSmack]

If AF gov't had its poop in a group, it'd use whatever resources other countries offered and develop a nat. res. flow itself rather than allow other countries to develop it and scoop the proceeds.

They laugh at that kind of talk LG.

 

[L Gilbert]

They laugh at that kind of talk LG.

I know. S'ok, though. It's a method that works. We did it right here.

 

[petros]

Pop Quiz.

Which two countries stand in the way of an "Energy Corridor" from the S.E. Mediterranean coast's offshore NG resources to China's eastern border?

 

[EagleSmack]

I know. S'ok, though. It's a method that works. We did it right here.

Sure it is. But they have there own way. Getting together for the good of AF is not in the plan. That was just a name some other people gave them. They have their tribes... and that is that.

 

[L Gilbert]

Sure it is. But they have there own way. Getting together for the good of AF is not in the plan. That was just a name some other people gave them. They have their tribes... and that is that.

Yeah. Trouble with that plan is that they have stuff that other countries want. If other countries left them alone they'd likely be happy as a cat finding a 'nip patch.

 

[petros]

Pop Quiz.

Which two countries stand in the way of an "Energy Corridor" from the S.E. Mediterranean coast's offshore NG resources to China's eastern border?

Not even a guess?

 

[Spade]

Thought I heard a buzzer...

 

[EagleSmack]

Yeah. Trouble with that plan is that they have stuff that other countries want. If other countries left them alone they'd likely be happy as a cat finding a 'nip patch.

... and back to chopping each others heads off.

 

[CDNBear]

Who would have thought it, besides me that is.

Wrong again, as usual. No surprise there.