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Originally Posted by theking
I am former career military and some of the troops that I served with...and have remained in contact with...have served...and some are currently serving...in Afghanistan/Iraq...as well as some of their children...and I have spoken with and still speak with them from time to time. Not one that has served...or is currently serving ...in Afghanistan...has mentioned a word about a pipeline being built...let alone the bulk of the military is being used to protect a pipeline. I have not heard a word about this in any media...I am unable to find a word about it on the internet...and yet I am supposed to take your word that a pipeline is being built and the bulk of our military forces are being used to protect said pipeline.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2608713.stm The deal was signed in 2002 just after we installed the puppet president. (notice him in the background in the pic)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Afghanistan_Pipeline
Granted I dunno if it's currently under construction, but is it damn sure one of the major reasons we went into Afghanistan. Also if you do any reading about our troops in South America whom are in places like Columbia and so on and are "advisers" to the war on drugs. Well you will find most of them are stationed close to the oil refineries.
The deal is, oil is a major reason why we are interested in these area's. You think if it wasn't for oil we would give a rats ass about the Middle East or South America? It's not as much about the profits for big oil companies, as it is the national security and world dominance of the US.
The reason the US dollar is still the worlds currency is because oil can only be bought and sold in US dollars. The US needs to control the majority of the world's oil to remain the world's dominant supper power.
We will most definitely be doing more in Africa in the future as well. China has been making the moves there for a while and the US ignored it, but as we get things under control in the MI we will surely go into Africa as "peace keepers" or more anti terror BS.