tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post1428294008088880642..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: And in today's news....BadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-69789286183344565462010-06-14T22:09:38.670-07:002010-06-14T22:09:38.670-07:00Well, in this case, the only folks interested in A...Well, in this case, the only folks interested in Afghanistan are the Chinese, who share a (very short) piece of border and who operate the only functioning mine in the country (a copper mine, which is defended by... err... U.S. troops, sigh!). While there's a lot of minerals in Afghanistan, there's no transportation network to get'em out of there, the only "roads" are barely goat paths. I'll have to make you a video of an Afghan "road" one of these days, next time I'm in an area with similar "roads" with a video camera...<br /><br />- Badtux the "it ain't *OUR* $1T in minerals" PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-7254591663577946612010-06-14T17:24:17.086-07:002010-06-14T17:24:17.086-07:00Iron, copper, cobalt, gold, lithium, and so forth....Iron, copper, cobalt, gold, lithium, and so forth. <br />The main purpose of the US Military is to make the world safe...<br />For global capitalists to exploit. <br />--mlMartin Langelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214277415738344944noreply@blogger.com