And who do you think is going to get the lions share of that? The US after occupying for 18 years? The Russians, after their brutal occupation? Or the Chinese—who with the exception of the Khans, pretty much left them alone?
The US thinks we can go in and make these countries democracies, when they have been tribal since before Alexander invaded. Sometimes I wonder if our leaders have a scrap of sense in their heads.
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Suppose these metals could replace the market value of their poppy fields??
How many hands did those mineral rights go through before they made it to China?
Afghanistan > mujaheddin > OBL > C_A > GHWB > CF > China
The Chinese have been intherefor years. They show up with piles of cash, not droning weddings.