So there IS something in Afghanistan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_bi_ge/us_afghanistan_mineral_treasures

Woah.

Though the article doesn't give any numbers, granted, if it did, I wouldn't really know what to make of them.

But think about it. Now this is just like Iraq.

We can no longer claim the pure moral highground in this scenario, doing this purely out of the interests of the people in Afghanistan and abroad. Nope. If the west controls that area, they can mine it.

And don't say they won't, cos as soon as the war at least settles down a bit (like it was mid-decade, say) you know western mining companies are gonna be all up ons the ground there like a chipmunk on Tuesday.

Yes, instead of the oil richness in an otherwise desolate Iraq, there is the general mineral wealth in an otherwise desolate Afghanistan (unless you count the poppy fields).

That being said, why can't we just get this war over with and mine the hell out of it? American companies would be able to get into these minerals the quickest and most efficient, and it's not like we're digging up old growth forest here. There's like no forest. It's perfect for mining.

So do it already. End this war so we can get some new batteries damnit. Hybrids aren't gonna hold a charge themselves, you know.

While we're at it, we should detonate the state of Ohio and check it for mineral wealth. I think we'll be moderately surprised, and we also won't have to deal with Ohio. Of course, we may have to put down the native Ohioans first. I guess something will get figured out.

-- Knuttel