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It's nearly always about natural resources, just because the US has the largest oil reserves doesn't mean it's going to stop there. And the wars you mentioned a
by narwally 5y ago
It's nearly always about natural resources, just because the US has the largest oil reserves doesn't mean it's going to stop there. And the wars you mentioned are just the boots on the ground (or drones in the air) conflicts. Were still backing coups in Latin America (Honduras, Venezuela, Bolivia) so US friendly governments are put into place that will allow American companies to extract their resources.
- anoraca 5y agoAbout the development of, distribution of, and continued stability of access to natural resources... which benefits everyone.
- nyolfen 5y agowhich natural resources were we getting out of afghanistan
- withinboredom 5y agoPomegranate. After burning the poppy fields.
- jessaustin 5y agoOh I love that fruit. In that case, bombs away!
- advrs 5y agoAfghanistan is strategically located at a major crossroads between Central and East Asia. This is useful for trade and military operations. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_Oil_Pipeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_Oil_Pipeline
- lostlogin 5y ago> This is useful for trade and military operations. This has been an unfortunate truth for the US and USSR before it (and other empires before that). For a depressing insight into how little we have learned, Boys in Zinc by Svetlana Alexievich is a good read.
- toomanybeersies 5y agoAfghanistan sits on top of trillions of dollars of mineral resources, including large reserves of copper, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth metals.