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Originally posted by rainfall
So that's why the U.S. is in Iraq and Afghanistan..?........
It's not because of al-CIA-da....
It's not because of WMD's....
It's not because of Saddam Hussein....
It's not to control the oil and heroin for profit....
Lukoil of Russia and Statoil of Norway on Tuesday formally signed a contract with Iraqi authorities to develop the vast West Qurna 2 oil field. The untapped reserves are seen as critical to Iraqi reconstruction efforts.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Oil Ministry signed on Tuesday a preliminary contract with a consortium led by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to develop the Halfaya oil field in southern Iraq.
The group, which also includes Malaysia's Petronas and France's Total, will develop the Halfaya oil field to produce 535,000 barrels per day (bpd) from its proven reserves of 4.098 billion barrels of oil
MOSCOW — During talks this week with his American counterpart, Russia’s top drug enforcement official, Viktor P. Ivanov, will press the United States to step up efforts to destroy Afghan poppy cultivation, which he said was feeding a devastating drug problem in Russia.
The request comes just as American policy makers have swung sharply away from Bush-era programs to eradicate the opium poppy crop, which is used to produce heroin. After a visit to Afghanistan in July, the Obama administration’s special envoy for the region, Richard C. Holbrooke, said poppy eradication had alienated poor farmers and was “driving people into the hands of the Taliban.”
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Sadly, the OP author succeeded in what he/she set out to do (just like in othe threads of similar content).
Regardless of whether we can agree on veracity of alleged events (which most people doubt at best), the same thing and headline surfaces 1000 times over -- Americans handcuff and execute small children. So it's like Big Lie tactics -- if repeated gazillion times, a lie becomes accepted as truth.
Nato’s International Security Assistance Force said that there was “no direct evidence to substantiate” Mr Wafa’s claims that unarmed civilians were harmed in what it described as a “joint coalition and Afghan security force” operation.
“As the joint assault force entered the village they came under fire from several buildings and in returning fire killed nine individuals,” he said.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
As far as little girls...
War is hell and should be avoided at all costs. Children are caught in the crossfire [They always do] It's war. Little girls in particular are also "taken advantage" of in any culture. [Sad Really] At least now hopefully they'll have the opportunity to get an education before they get married off at the ripe old age of 9 to a 60+ years old man in a traditional Afghanistan cultural ceremony.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
As far as little girls...
War is hell and should be avoided at all costs. Children are caught in the crossfire [They always do] It's war. Little girls in particular are also "taken advantage" of in any culture. [Sad Really] At least now hopefully they'll have the opportunity to get an education before they get married off at the ripe old age of 9 to a 60+ years old man in a traditional Afghanistan cultural ceremony.
Originally posted by Sean48
Slayer
C'mon sir, Really
I know without a doubt you have a real grasp on the situation in the M.E.
The US is there to save the girls??
When will we be expecting the US to attack China ??
You do realize with the 1 child law, young GIRLS are being killed
at birth so parents can have a Boy as their 1 child.
Originally posted by Occy Anonymous
reply to post by SLAYER69
Of course america is not going to attack China, it has equal military might. The American Government only goes after the weaker countries. The government knows that american soldiers will die if they attack China and the majority of Americans will only protest a war if there own was dying.
Originally posted by Occy Anonymous
reply to post by SLAYER69
HAHAHA, I put that in the wrong thread I was meant to put that monologue in my thread got them mixed up.
But yes, America has been victorious before BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. Once upon a time Germany threatened the entire world, these day not so scary. Alot can change and the fact is China has become a superpower of equal ability.
PS. Could you start a thread posing that question? I think it would pose for a very interesting debate of sorts.
Originally posted by Occy Anonymous
HAHA sorry wrong thread, man every thread sounds the same after a few pages.
Originally posted by SpiritoftheNightSky
Why is it okay to kill them with bombs and drones but not with guns? I think we all know the answer to that one. Either way they are just as dead.