It is a pattern.
Contractor = a connected Afghani trucking organization who's on the receiving end of the $400 Million+ or so we spend just to move stuff around the country. Contractor = a relative of someone high up in their government or army.
About 10%- 15% of that goes to the Taliban (and other groups ... militias and just plain bandits) to let the shipments get through.
Why would these people ... any of'em want to make peace when they are making big money on the deal just as it is?
PS: Bribery aside, the Contractors and the paid off folks also still steal ... a lot.
Rev. Manning said weeks ago in his program The Manning Report program that this was the usurper’s goal . Looks like he was right again . He’s right about the BC issue , too .