Thread: Is this worth the killing ????

I am cynical, but I have said all along the US interest in the Middle East full stop is about oil and mineral exploration, nothing else. The shameful thing is so many have had to die. There has been a direct influence on this since the 70s regarding Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria etc etc Also parts of Africa. Why is it that when other countries have civil unrest and terrorism the US have not stepped in. Oh thats right they were resource poor nations and it would have been purely humanitarian. We cant just have a mandate to save lives or reduce famine as our primary concern can we.

I believe you to be correct on that score Craig, when you have big old losers like Bob Geldof seeing famine as an issue whilst the bankers and governments (probably with hands in each others pockets) don't think that humanity is worth a toss, greedy bastards get richer off of the back of the poor it's been like it for thousands of years I am sure since the first traders left the middle east with stuff to flog and people went "hello I can buy a bit of that pretty stuff of him, but if I invade and pilage I can have it all" !!
Then you have the other things that have occured on face value you say a tradegy of terrorism ...does this terror come straight from the middle east or is it home grown in western countries with a population of uneducated disposessed...interesting times we live in.
It's like survival of the fittest with the fittest writing the rules

The company that I am a senior manager for (actually just resigned from), is into aerial exploration. We have tendered for a major survey in Afganistan to search for oil. The client is the US Government. That says it all really.

Originally Posted by lardy

It's like survival of the fittest with the fittest writing the rules

hmmm, you mean life?

Imagine a theory where a government wants something that someone else has and tries to take it by force.........

Hmmm how many different civilisations have invaded Britian? France? Poland?
How many invaded Africa? Or Korea or Vietnam..... etc etc etc

No-one does anything for nothing...

The big dog will always rule the pack. Until a bigger dog arrives.


As for the 'leave the USA to do it themselves' I doubt that thought will offer any comfort when you consider the penalties of trade etc

Is it true that since WW2 the USA have invaded more countries than any other nation on Earth!!!?????????????

Originally Posted by HUE166

The company that I am a senior manager for (actually just resigned from), is into aerial exploration. We have tendered for a major survey in Afganistan to search for oil. The client is the US Government. That says it all really.

Not at all surprising.

Whats the problem?? Give the afghans a shovel instead of an AK47.

I'd rather see them making money out of mining then opium.