Originally Posted by Mr. Cool Ice

I spent 2 years in Afghanistan. Do you want to know what the bulk of American troops are doing there?

1) They are building a pipeline through Afghanistan. They are working to bring the oil from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Central Asia into India where there is a HUGE demand for oil. They can bypass Russia and Iran by doing this.

2) They are guarding poppy fields for the pharmaceutical companies.

What you see on TV of them burning the fields is bull shit and just for show. The little bit of fighting in the mountains is very limited. It's about drugs and oil, nothing more.