I am Jack's complete lack of surprise at the down-votes. From the article: "An internal _Pentagon_ memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise at the down-votes. From the article: "An internal _Pentagon_ memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,”" and "“There is stunning potential here,” Gen. David H. Petraeus, _commander of the United States Central Command_, said in an interview on Saturday." and "“No one has tested that law; no one knows how it will stand up in a fight between the central government and the provinces,” observed Paul A. Brinkley, deputy undersecretary of defense for business and leader of the _Pentagon_ team that discovered the deposits" and "The _Pentagon_ task force has already started trying to help the Afghans set up a system to deal with mineral development." and "Soon, the _Pentagon_ business development task force brought in teams of American mining experts to validate the survey’s findings, and then briefed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Mr. Karzai." If someone points out that the US Pentagon has discovered riches under the soil of a foreign country its troops are waging a war in I'll certainly point out how much that war effort has cost and is costing each and every person in the States.