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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (78760)	6/24/2010 12:19:23 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 149317

...and then we just leave??? Call me a skeptic, because that is what I am. It has long been speculated that unexplored mineral resources exist in the region and recently some extent of that speculation has been confirmed ... so let's chalk up another 'goal.' "There is stunning potential here," General David Petraeus, head of the U.S. Central Command which oversees Afghanistan, told the newspaper. "There are a lot of ifs, of course, but I think potentially it is hugely significant." "lithium, iron, gold, niobium, cobalt and other minerals that could transform Afghanistan into a global mining hub." news.discovery.com