"In five years' time Afghanistan will not need the world's aid money," he said. "In 10 years Afghanistan will be the richest country in the region."
1 posted on
02/22/2008 10:36:21 AM PST by
BGHater
To: BGHater
2 posted on
02/22/2008 10:40:42 AM PST by
shineon
To: BGHater
Alaska is sitting on a similar copper mine and it is not being developed because of enviruses.
3 posted on
02/22/2008 10:43:25 AM PST by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
To: BGHater
You can substitute Arkansas or Mexico in this title and remain accurate, it hasn’t seemed to help them much.
4 posted on
02/22/2008 10:45:42 AM PST by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: BGHater
Once again freedom rears its ugly head to liberating the oppressed both socially, politically, and now financially. I am waiting for the MSM to post this failure of our troops and foreign policies. /sarc
5 posted on
02/22/2008 10:46:30 AM PST by
killermedic
("discipline isn’t reserved for times of combat....only tested there.")
To: BGHater
A 30-year lease for the Aynak copper mine was in November offered to the China Metallurgical Group Corporation and the contract is being finalised.I'm not surprised. They are the first country that came to mind.
To: BGHater; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp
This report will seal the fate of free Afghanis and speed the RATS abandoning Afghanistan.
"See, we told ya so, it's all about OIL. Now we know the real reason Bush invaded".
7 posted on
02/22/2008 10:47:46 AM PST by
BOBTHENAILER
(One by one, in small groups or in whole armies, we don't care how we do it, but we're gonna getcha)
To: BGHater
Give the Russians rights to it, in exchange for us taking taking out troops home - after this in Afghanistans meet up with thise in Bagdad by way of Tehran.
8 posted on
02/22/2008 11:00:20 AM PST by
frithguild
(I hope for change when I give the Man my cash - but all I ever get is nickels and dimes.)
To: BGHater
The Taliban will appreciate the cash flow once western governments pull the troops out.
9 posted on
02/22/2008 11:23:07 AM PST by
Iron Munro
(Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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