Posted on 12/10/2011 8:33:45 PM PST by Pride_of_the_Bluegrass
In sum, US interests are, paradoxically, very well served in the current scenario if sectarian tensions escalate in Afghanistan and Western troops become the only really credible provider of security. That is to say, any number of forces could be interested in indirectly buttressing the US's regional strategies.
Ironically, on Tuesday, in faraway London, Afghan Minister for Mines Wahidullah Shahrani announced that Karzai's government had for the first time invited bids to develop gold mines and copper mines. The London Times duly noted, "Invaders since Alexander the Great have dreamt of exploiting its mineral wealth. Now Afghanistan is seeking foreign investors to help it to tap rich deposits of gold and copper."
Conceivably, Afghanistan could follow Africa's gory past where the mad scramble for resources brought in foreign mercenary forces of all kinds.
(Excerpt) Read more at atimes.com ...
Why can’t they do it themselves, like the ‘49ers did it?
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