The US federal government has spent $6.4T dollars on the post-9/11 wars

[JSOP]

and who is the ultimate beneficiary of this massive massive US spending?

It might be China.
China and the Taliban have been in contact, and they are neighbors.
And China definitely has been studying the map / earth for centuries.

Time for China to build the modern Silk Road through Afghanistan with high-speed rail line.
And also mine the minerals and rare earth from Afghanistan soil which will benefit both China and Afghanistan.

In a few more decades, who knows, Afghanistan will be one of the richest countries in the whole world.

Afghanistan is a country that links China and the West.
And Iran and China are good friends.
So soon Afghanistan and Iran will prosper.

what will happen centuries later?
no idea.

All the best to Afghanistan!
We might not be around to witness the prosperity of Afghanistan.

Trust me China does NOT want the Taliban. They might like it that Taliban weakened the West a bit for China but ultimately China would not want the Taliban either. China has its own Islamic separatists the Uyghurs to deal with within China and these separatists are connected with the Islamic fundamentalists including the Taliban. With US withdrawn, China and Russia would eventually have to deal with the Taliban, the same as the West.

Before China builds this "one belt one road", they would want to clean out these bandits that had been giving merchants lots of problems in the past when they traveled on the original silk road centuries ago. China would not want to see this happening again.

 

[VicBee]

Trust me China does NOT want the Taliban. They might like it that Taliban weakened the West a bit for China but ultimately China would not want the Taliban. China has its own Islamic separatists the Uyghurs to deal with within China and these separatists are connected with the Islamic fundamentalists including the Taliban. With US withdrawn, China and Russia would eventually have to deal with the Taliban, the same as the West.

Nobody likes religious fanatics that's just out to conquer and convert.

Wait, what?!? JSOP speaking Chinese propaganda?!!?

 

[JSOP]

Wait, what?!? JSOP speaking Chinese propaganda?!!?

I talk about things as how I see them, has nothing to do with anything else.

 

[JSOP]

Couldnt remember if it was heroin or opium

It's both. And that means the land is fertile for agriculture if they just plant the correct crops. And besides the precious metals and rare earth metals, there is also oil.

 

[JSOP]

The US and the West should've

The house there is much cheaper than bombs and taliban lives in caves. The more bombs fall on their land, the more support for the opposing force.

In hindsight, the US and the West should've just flattened the whole entire place, the caves, the mountains, the whole nine yards, then all those who hid in the caves would've been dead. F*** humane treatment! The humane thing to do is to rid of terrorists under the guise of religion.

 

[VicBee]

The US and the West should've


In hindsight, the US and the West should've just flattened the whole entire place, the caves, the mountains, the whole nine yards, then all those who hid in the caves would've been dead. F*** humane treatment! The humane thing to do is to rid of terrorists under the guise of religion.

Did I just hear a heel click?

 

[VicBee]

I talk about things as how I see them, has nothing to do with anything else.

I know you do. It's obvious.

 

[VicBee]

It's both. And that means the land is fertile for agriculture if they just plant the correct crops. And besides the precious metals and rare earth metals, there is also oil.

They do plant the correct crop, nothing brings in more foreign currency, except maybe coca plantations, but the climate isn't suited for these.
Mining will be carried out by chinese companies... Afghans just know herding, agriculture and waring.

 

[JSOP]

They do plant the correct crop, nothing brings in more foreign currency, except maybe coca plantations, but the climate isn't suited for these.
Mining will be carried out by chinese companies... Afghans just know herding, agriculture and waring.

You know a lot about Chinese s***.

 

[maxinger]

Biggest export product in $$$ is OPIUM.

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the root of the root cause of this opium thing is the buyer.
If there is no buyer, the opium price will be zero.


Afghanistan is the world's biggest opium producer.
Who is the biggest buyer?

We just need a small quantity for medical use actually.