A country where every decision is governed by political correctness cannot possibly win any war that it is foolhardy enough to engage in.
In early June it was reported that the United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials.The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium — are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe.
When we leave Afghanistan, the Taliban and al Queda will be able to sell these minerals to fund terrorism for a century.
It was once about spreading Liberty, but with Liberty becoming less known or cared for here at home by the day...what is it we´re doing again?