I predict that within 3 months of a total pull out, Afghanistan will partner with china to hunt down the taliban. That means china will have direct access to their rare earth minerals and gas fields in the northern part of the country.
America paid for the survey that found the deposits and locations right after we went in to "help" rid the country of the Taliban. Someone in Washington has known this for years and did nothing to utilize those deposits. Now, you can bet China will get 1st opportunity at them. I have personally seen one Chinese copper mine camp in southern Ghazni province. A province that has a huge amount of Taliban activity.
kwg
I think you nailed it. They are leaps and bounds ahead of us, especially now that we have a thief and a whore in the white house.
