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To: SG who wrote (64209)	6/14/2010 6:40:18 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217917

imperatives inexorably leads to solutions, inevitably so, do not fuss about problems this and difficulties that. most unbecoming. these days the neo americans seem to always be way too ready to say "no way" must be a bother to old style americans still around the afghan resource can only go one way, where the market is neo americans no longer comprehends the concept of market at cape size ship priced at 77k per day, the afghan goodness will not travel through iran to nowhere, and will not head to pakistan to india, and cannot move to fairy tale cape size-enabled berth to imaginary anywhere else russia, dying, does not need minerals solution could well be rapid rail to the new sovereign, at prices to be dictated by the new sovereign, by logistics built by the new sovereign, for use by the new sovereign, just like mongolia's goodness forget <<Mao Tsetung>> ... the great kahn's legacy states are given new purpose, to enhance the rise of the new sovereign the usa boots on the ground? you jest, surely. timesonline.co.uk Value of Afghanistan’s mineral discovery needs to be dealt with cautiously timesonline.co.uk Afghanistan copper deposits worth $88 billion attract Chinese investors daveporter.typepad.com Chinese in Afghanistan: “They build and we guard.” side note, as the rare earth and other goodness do not stop at the border of china inner mongolia autonomous region, thus giving rush to mongolia (outer) for goodness that can only go one way, the right way; and as chinese geological survey indicates much goodness in tibet autonomous region which can well be developed by tapping the great hydro resource of the region (and so the worry of parched india), it should be obvious that the afghan resource probably does not stop at it border, but spill over in all directions the great game just got greater what fun, we of the thread are blessed, with so much more to amuse us over the next many decades :0)

To: SG who wrote (64209)	6/14/2010 7:12:27 PM
From: Snowshoe	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217917

>>The first resource war of the 21st century is already on in Afghanistan<< That's utterly absurd. Minerals like copper, gold, iron and lithium are readily available on global markets at vastly cheaper rates than the price of conquest in Afghanistan. The USA itself has plentiful supplies of copper, gold, molybdenum, lead, and zinc in Alaska. Iron is common in the earth's crust, with a queue of global deposits lined up for development. The future demand for lithium is still highly speculative, so the notion of fighting for it is ridiculous. The real limiting factor is oil. It's incredibly useful, and unlike the metals it can't be recycled. I'm not aware of much oil in Afghanistan.

To: SG who wrote (64209)	7/7/2023 6:22:32 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217917

Re <<I guess you folks will be shipping stuff via solar. I'm afraid the concept of peak oil eludes you all. You can't frame it as a U.S. problem. Will those mainland Chinese and neighboring Indians all be driving a billion cars powered by what...hot air? The first resource war of the 21st century is already on in Afghanistan and the U.S. has boots on the ground to help the deserving and long suffering people of Afghanistan develop their natural resources. A distortion that would truly warm the heart of Mao Tsetung.>> Turns out the answers to your questions tabled in 2010 are as below, looking like ... (1) Solar? yes, in manner of mathematics per energy of all types fungible on way or another (2) Chinese and Indians are sipping Russian oil and and taking in Natural Gas (3) Afghanistan? Team US found goodies, lots of them, and Team China helping Afghanistan to develop the goodies (4) Do not know about 'distortion', seems rather normal, predictable, and all as should be. Warm the heart of Mao? Likely yes. Trust all good with you. Following up to Message 26613154