U.S. Finds Largest Lithium Reserve Ever In Afghanistan - Worth Trillions

[ZomboJoe]

Looks like the west finally has a reason to be in Afghanistan.

[acds]

I heavily doubt this will benefit Afghanistan much, it will be handed over to a western corporation and the western world will get most of the benefits.

[Starpluck]

[QUOTE=Broseph_;22598350]Because we were just going remove Al Qaeda for the lulz since Bush was a warmonger and TOTALLY not in response to The East Africa U.S. embassy bombings and the USS Cole Bombing! :downs:[/QUOTE]

I never said they attacked Taliban for no reason, illiterate child.

[bravehat]

Perfect opportunity for hearts and minds, take ownership of the reserves start mining it and give half the profits at least to the afghan people and set up a non corrupt government for them.

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[QUOTE=Scoooby;22598460]This makes me happy :)
Finally some good news for America![/QUOTE]

Why is this good for america? If they don't give it to the afghans there will be out rage and attacks on US troops will get a hundred times more frequent and worse.

[IStanI]

[QUOTE=bravehat;22600086]Perfect opportunity for hearts and minds, take ownership of the reserves start mining it and give half the profits at least to the afghan people and set up a non corrupt government for them.

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Why is this good for america? If they don't give it to the afghans there will be out rage and [b]attacks on US troops will get a hundred times more frequent and worse.[/b][/QUOTE]

Implying they aren't the aggressors here.

[Source]

[QUOTE=Regulas021;22596014]Yes, the United States government has an elite, covert team of mineral prospectors deployed to all regions of the world. Whenever one is found, all that has to happen is a catastrophic terrorist attack on the United States, the first of it's kind on any comparable scale.

It's the perfect plan, and we just unraveled it.[/QUOTE]

well they went for oil in the first place so why not this?

[Aedan1]

We know it's that much, [b]they don't.[/b]

"Hey, uh we found some -nudge- junk -nudge- and since it is no use to you, we'll just take it and -nudge- dump it in an imaginary hole -nudge- like we have with our money. -nudge-"

[tempcon]

Somehow I have the feeling that this would drive afghani nationalists to fight harder.

[Awesomecaek]

Lithium is a pretty nice and useful element. These are good news.

[Hoffa1337]

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;22601457]Lithium is a pretty nice and useful element. These are good news.[/QUOTE]

It'll be awesome news for the company that claims the resources.

[Awesomecaek]

[QUOTE=Hoffa1337;22601945]It'll be awesome news for the company that claims the resources.[/QUOTE]

Well, I guess it's Afghanistan's national property for now, and it will have to be (under more or less fair conditions) sold to some company which will mine it, no?

[GarrettFox]

On the downside, "blood for lithium" just doesn't have the same ring.

[GoldenGnome]

this conflict just keeps going

and going

and going

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[Ortzinator]

"No war for lithium" just doesn't roll off the tongue...

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Oh fark GunFox.