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EX500rider

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97. So what did we steal in the 20 years we were there?

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #88)

Mon Aug 16, 2021, 12:35 AM

Aug 2021

Or were we just waiting till the time was right and nobody was looking LOL

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The US went into Afghanistan to steal all their shit and used 9/11 as an excuse. Plain and simple. [View all] tenderfoot Aug 2021 OP

What was there to steal in Afghanistan? NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #1

Minerals - the opium trade, etc... tenderfoot Aug 2021 #2

Sure, sure... EX500rider Aug 2021 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author UnderThisLaw Aug 2021 #25

Not even sure what you are talking about EX500rider Aug 2021 #49

Post removed Post removed Aug 2021 #52

lol EX500rider Aug 2021 #53

Wow Polybius Aug 2021 #63

"Estimated 1 trillion in minerals" So? EX500rider Aug 2021 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author UnderThisLaw Aug 2021 #60

The Queen of England has that wrapped up. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #10

Not Buying It ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #16

"...somebody had to pay for 9/11..." Champp Aug 2021 #35

TFG and Jumpy Jared became intimate Saudi cronies - specially with darkside Prince... Champp Aug 2021 #44

Ironically, much recent pilfering was done by the Taliban DFW Aug 2021 #37

I learn so much on DU. JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #80

I know one of their Scandinavian contacts and have seen some of their booty DFW Aug 2021 #82

+1 Dan Aug 2021 #92

The US was literally trying to destoy the opium trade, not take it over Takket Aug 2021 #23

I've never heard that the US was trying to destroy the opium trade, Dan Aug 2021 #93

Cheney wanted an oil pipeline through Afghanistan. panader0 Aug 2021 #7

It seems Afghanistan has been mostly a "highway" through history. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2021 #14

Nonsense EX500rider Aug 2021 #51

the pipeline was to be built by unocal (now chevron) rampartc Aug 2021 #56

Right, the US attacked Afghanistan ... EX500rider Aug 2021 #58

not my plan. talk to unocal inc. rampartc Aug 2021 #61

Why would the US govt give a crap where Unocal wants to build a pipeline? EX500rider Aug 2021 #67

"the business of america is business" coolidge rampartc Aug 2021 #76

So you think we invaded Afghanistan to build one pipeline EX500rider Aug 2021 #83

Read the article and get back to me. panader0 Aug 2021 #57

Yes a bunch of assertions with no evidence or footnotes, very compelling. EX500rider Aug 2021 #59

Dick Cheney didn't work for Unocal, he worked for Halliburton. EX500rider Aug 2021 #68

If I recall, most wars in that area are over OIL..Access to oil in Iraq and Iran BlueGreenLady Aug 2021 #13

Except Afghanistan has no oil and it is easier to built pipelines thru other countries.. EX500rider Aug 2021 #69

The book should be about who CONTROLS the critical ME crossroads of the world, Hortensis Aug 2021 #84

Afghanistan might have been a crossroads for the Spice roads 1,000 years ago EX500rider Aug 2021 #89

True. And if there were no invasions of or proxy-warring, Hortensis Aug 2021 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Aug 2021 #66

Yes we went to the poorest country in Asia to "steal their shit"...lol EX500rider Aug 2021 #3

We go to poor countries because they can't fight back tenderfoot Aug 2021 #4

After what happened to the Soviets when they invaded Afghanistan.. EX500rider Aug 2021 #70

Goats? More like Afghans. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #6

Yup, and the vaccines are a plot by Bill Gates, pure and simple Azathoth Aug 2021 #5

Was the swag worth $2 trillion+ cost? Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #8

It certainly was for war contractors and Dick Cheney tenderfoot Aug 2021 #11

Alex Jones covered this thoroughly back in 2001. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #15

Oh okay tenderfoot Aug 2021 #18

Except that nothing seems to have been done... Ohio Joe Aug 2021 #45

nothing seems to have been done intelpug Aug 2021 #73

Informative post . Thank you! JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #79

And all I got was this lousy afghan. NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2021 #12

All their shit... tenderfoot Aug 2021 #17

And just why are they untapped? mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #19

I'm guessing we were there to find out and get going on it. tenderfoot Aug 2021 #20

Not everything is a conspiracy. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #22

+1...nt SidDithers Aug 2021 #39

Your eck-chay is in the ail-may. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #41

Rare earth: (not the band) panader0 Aug 2021 #62

Nope. We viewed Afghanistan as a strategic Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #21

Sounds more like it than others. elleng Aug 2021 #27

Also there was the bonus of sticking it Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #29

Charlie Wilson's War mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #32

Gotta watch it again. elleng Aug 2021 #34

Once upon a time, it was a great idea to supply the rebel forces with RPGs so that they could mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #40

The enemy of my enemy is my friend... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2021 #47

This was the neocon strategy MoonlitKnight Aug 2021 #43

Why don't you care about the rights of defense contractors? leftstreet Aug 2021 #24

Yes, to steal from Uncle Sam, no less. Bill the US government at an obscene rate, $6,000 for a ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2021 #26

This 👆 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #30

I agree. It was more about paying contractors than stealing minerals. nt Earth-shine Aug 2021 #38

Exactly right. GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #50

Bullshit. Mosby Aug 2021 #28

Well then the US is sarisataka Aug 2021 #31

no larwdem Aug 2021 #33

What shit is there to steal in Afghanistan?...nt SidDithers Aug 2021 #36

Plenty. The Taliban have used illegally mined precious metals littlemissmartypants Aug 2021 #87

Bullshit with a long uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. DetlefK Aug 2021 #42

Nice rant UnderThisLaw Aug 2021 #54

The headline is irrational and over-the-top, so I decided to interpret the rest of the OP likewise. DetlefK Aug 2021 #75

Slightly off topic, but I like your thinking. Dan Aug 2021 #95

Yes, I bet next we will... AkFemDem Aug 2021 #46

Nope, as with Iraq, they went in to steal OUR shit. GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #48

The Chinese positioned themselves for a friendly move after we got tired of bleeding. NCjack Aug 2021 #64

we went to Iraq to steal their s***, not RicROC Aug 2021 #65

And what exactly did we "steal" from Iraq? nt EX500rider Aug 2021 #71

we went to steal their oil... RicROC Aug 2021 #91

Probably because we didn't go there to steal the oil EX500rider Aug 2021 #94

Lots of guesses and fighting in this thread CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #72

There is nothing worth stealing there JI7 Aug 2021 #74

Haha the responses to this are hilarious! David__77 Aug 2021 #77

Horse shit The Revolution Aug 2021 #78

It was the Project for the New American Century. betsuni Aug 2021 #81

I had forgotten about "The New American Century", been awhile since I heard that... Dan Aug 2021 #96

What the hell are you talking about? DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #85

Not true. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2021 #88

So what did we steal in the 20 years we were there? EX500rider Aug 2021 #97

I disagree Piratedog Aug 2021 #86