Posted on 04/20/2013 5:03:51 PM PDT by inspector
United States plans to link the countries of Central Asia by new rail lines with Afghanistan. At the same time, Washington opposes neither the construction of a railway corridor from Central Asia through Iran, nor Chinese extensions of its national rail system into the area. Nevertheless, according to analysts at the Moscow Strategic Culture Foundation, these overlapping transportation development projects threaten to spark a new “railroad war” in the Central Asian region—one that in the absence of counter-efforts by the Russian Federation is likely to result in a sharp reduction of Moscow’s influence over the countries there.
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What happened to the pipeline and natural resources conspiracy theories?
It is because of our secret underground nuclear submarine bases.
This isn’t going to work-out very well, either.
Let China have the resources and occupy Afganistan. They have the population to out wait the Taliban. I’d have to feel sorry for those they apprehend.
Let China have the resources and occupy Afganistan. They have the population to out wait the Taliban. I’d have to feel sorry for those they apprehend.
Better them than us.
Can someone explain what our interests are in staying there?
To be able to put the squeeze on the paki’s ,the iranicans, the F ghans, the RED chinee back door, all with the threat enforced by our secret underground nuclear sub bases.
Or...who now leads the world in heroin production thanks to the U.S.????????????
Sorry to break the news to you so many years late, but...
Afghanistan and Iraq were never about ONE thing or ONE reason!
Bring the troops home, kick them out of the military, unemployment rate goes to 15%.
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