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Ironside:
Ironside: dont mind the government what about the media. Surely the BBC should devote more time and allow the public to understand the reasons and the objectives of this dreadful war in Afganistan
atypican: There are lawless areas and regions in Afghanistan. It looks bad for big government when small groups fancy themselves sovereign. Right now the purpose is to concentrate power while making defense contractors lots of money selling weapons and other war supplies
Rawk: Don't forget the oil pipeline - there's plenty of info on the net, but it can't be coincidence that american oil companies wanted to build an oil pipeline across afghanistan for many many years, but got nowhere with the taliban. With them out of the way the oil can flow again.
pizzaman: I thought Afganistan was a hot bed for fundamentalists and so winning the war there will bring global security....not sure i am repeating the reasons for the Gulf War 2003!
apples: Well, it's not for humanitarian reasons that's for sure! There's plenty of other countries with a worse record of brutality to their own citizens, but they all have bigger guns than us.