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Wow, victory was in doubt because the motivation to run a prolonged war over nothing wears out. That's why everyone lost in Afghanistan, it was hard to capture
by Detrus 16y ago
Wow, victory was in doubt because the motivation to run a prolonged war over nothing wears out. That's why everyone lost in Afghanistan, it was hard to capture but had little worth capturing. Now that money is at stake, victory from a serious war effort is more likely.
I'm betting $10 on a USA victory now.
- brianobush 16y agoDeveloping an entire industry from nothing (and lots of foreign support/investment) will take years. Do US voters mind waiting?
- edge17 16y agoIf they don't want to, I'm sure others will swoop in for an opportunity to get mining rights. There's going to be plenty of suitors because the mining terms will probably be very good since Afghanistan's credit rating is so bad. They're not going to have an easy time getting a loan to build up operations, so the terms they'll give others for mining rights will be quite profitable. And yes, things can get unsavory (as we've seen in places like Africa). The market's going to work this out (commodity traders will see to that... dealing in war-torn countries is tricky but they've shown time and time again that they're happy to oblige). People these days are too hung up on making money fast. A few years to develop and build a profit engine really isn't that much.