My nephew was killed in Fallujah.
You know, the place we spent so many lives only to give it back to the Taliban.
And for what reason?
Natural resources.
Afganistan is rich in uranium and other precious natural materials.
Iraq, oil.
For what, so some American bid ness men can make bundles of money at the expense of our boys?
“For what, so some American bid ness men can make bundles of money at the expense of our boys?”
Yes, that was part of the reason.
However, natural resources are also critical to national security.
A severe fuel shortage in the USA would be devastating and can easily result in a collapse with millions dead. I see nothing wrong with using the US military to secure necessary resources while such a threat exists.
“War for Oil” is spouted by the hippies to sound terrible but we would all be nearly dead without oil and some rare earth minerals.
Who is mining in Afghanistan?