http://yesbuthowever.com/afghanistan-copper-mining-begins-8136108/ Leaning right, leaning left, YBH! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://yesbuthowever.com/afghanistan-copper-mining-begins-8136108/comment-page-1/#comment-5261 John Kountz Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:15:42 +0000 http://yesbuthowever.com/?p=1531#comment-5261 Certainly the United States and NATO military should find it gratifying to discover that, in addition to buying off Karzai's brother, they provide security to the Chinese mining company gratis. Wouldn't the Europeans and Amriki find it cheaper to hire Dyncorp or Global or Xe rather than waste the lives of their sons and daughters in this specious service. Perhaps the Chinese could be persuaded to pay for their security, but that would reduce their profit margin and curtail their search for rare earth metals which in Afghanistan are simply part of its virgin natural resources. Who the hell is in charge anyway? Certainly the United States and NATO military should find it gratifying to discover that, in addition to buying off Karzai's brother, they provide security to the Chinese mining company gratis. Wouldn't the Europeans and Amriki find it cheaper to hire Dyncorp or Global or Xe rather than waste the lives of their sons and daughters in this specious service. Perhaps the Chinese could be persuaded to pay for their security, but that would reduce their profit margin and curtail their search for rare earth metals which in Afghanistan are simply part of its virgin natural resources.
Who the hell is in charge anyway?

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