Well its official here is the real reason why we sent more troops to Afghanistan

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world ... erals.html

Just search your favorite trusted news for mineral deposits in afghanistan



"Pentagon" + "Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world" = were never leaving... cant take the chance of putting trillions of dollars in mineral deposits back into the Taliban's hands looks like were going to be their for a LONG time.

That's nuthin' Hoosier!
My state West Aus,has sh-tloads more minerals,iron ore,LPG/CNG etc!
It's just sittin there in the stinkin' sun,ground levelmountains of it,far as the eye can see.
We have been currently supplying China with everything needed to produce all ya beatufiful,well made products,that took over from ya "buy once in ya lifetime type quality".
I know...don't thank me.

Now with this Top Secret Men's Business out....WHEN will we be expecting the PO Gang invasion???
Houser bring all ya buggy tools and ya Man Bag!
I'll crank up the barbie and keganator!

Do you have the Taliban their trying to take all the money from the minerals your mining if so we will be right their lol

Good for the Afghans. Take a look into the infrastructure of the country and you'll see there is a slim chance in hell that any of the minerals could be exported in bulk. No major highways, no water ports, no rail to speak of. They'd have to get in good w/ the Pakis, Iranians or Turkmenis to move any of it out. It would take untold billions to get their infrastructure up to par to move these minerals because of the topography.

Good article on the ring road, but consider the source as always: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125046546672735403.html

Quick look at the overall transport picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Afghanistan

Houser wrote:
Do you have the Taliban their trying to take all the money from the minerals your mining if so we will be right their lol

Great! I'll get the sleepin' bags,barbie,and keganator ,Drakart,def ready NOW!!!!
No Taliban Towel Heads here...but we have worse,wig-headed types, protected by their OWN laws!!!.... our Politicians!

You getting a royalty check for all the minerals they are taking?

They just said on MSNBC that the US military is providing security for china mining company's that are their mining right now, another words your TAX DOLLARS at work well our tax dollars at work lol

Oh don't worry about roads if their is 420 billion dollars in iron their the Chinese wants they will figure a way to get it home even if they have to build another great wall to carry it on I hear they are good at building railroads too.

I aint a real smart feller, but I have been in the Desert south west enough to know there would be "gold" in them there hills...
I am sure we will Have to rebuild afgan just like iraq... So they will get the roads at taxpayers expence...

Their guessing their is 25 billion in gold their.

We did the same thing to the Native Americans... Except we called them Savages, now the word of fear is terrorist...
I know as long as this region has oil and now minerals we will never get out of there...