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Originally Posted by Mr. Cool Ice
The media would know? Ummm, who do you think owns the media? This is not 1965, this is 2009 and the for profit media reports on what it's told to report on. Not to mention, there are MANY off-limits areas of Afghanistan.
King, why do you think there is conflict there? THERE WAS NO CONFLICT until western forces invaded.
A pipeline there is no different than a pipeline in Iraq. Sure, easy targets, but that is why you have PMC's and the US Military, to protect them. Both are protecting oil fields in Iraq, when the pipeline is complete, they will be protecting that too.
Well, the governments of the world have a track record of doing incredibly stupid things. This is nothing new. Besides, if you had any idea of how much money is involved, it's not so stupid.
It's not to get oil FROM Afghanistan, it's to control the oil moving THROUGH it. Think about it. You may just have an "ah-ha" moment.
It's a mix of military and PMC's. I can get you a job doing it if you want. I have good contacts at a few PMCs who are always hiring qualified men.
You are living in a DREAM WORLD if you think the world knows about what goes on ANYWHERE. The world knows what it is told.
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I know and am in contact with about a half dozen people that are currently serving in Afghanistan and I have sent out feelers to them. I have already gotten a response from a friend that served two tours in Afghanistan and flies a transport helicopter (he is currently serving in Iraq)...and he told me that he flew extensively over Afghanistan and that he never saw and never heard about a major pipeline being under construction...so if one is currently under construction it is a well kept secret even from our troops...let alone the world press and our own members of Congress.