I posted yesterday about why twitler wants more military action in Afghanistan

[kimbutgar]

Today's article in politicususa was thinking the same thing

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/21/victor-spoils-trump-eyes-afghanistans-elusive-mineral-riches.html

"U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan's mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost $117 billion. Investors who have studied the country, one of the world's most dangerous, say that is a pipe dream.

U.S. officials have told Reuters that Trump argued at a White House meeting with advisors in July that the United States should demand a share of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth in exchange for its assistance to the Afghan government. [nL1N1KP007]"

The idiot is going to get us into another foolish occupation that will raise our deficit even more. And you know Putin's hand is in this!

[Gothmog]

1. You can not take the minerals

China has already contract for some of the mineral rights

[rurallib]

2. I would say also that he is convinced he can have a quick victory there

to pad the resume and be a hero.

What a fucking idiot.