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Old 26th Jan 2012, 13:38
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Add in Escravos, Eket....and a few other places in Nigeria.

Despite being a smart ass....the point I was making about the amount of oil in Afghanistan is there is so little that it could not possibly have been the "reason" for our military operations there as was suggested. There shall always be that fringe bunch that see that as the sole reason for the USA to do anything...as that is a popular notion amongst those that just cannot abide anything American when they post on the internet.

Common knowledge proves the link between the Taliban and Al Qaeda and the fact the 911 Attacks emanated from the sanctuary provided to the Terrorists in Afghanistan by the Taliban and other groups/tribes/war lords.

Yet....that same fringe element will adamantly cling to the Oil theory despite all the facts, photos, videos, evidence, and confessions of those involved. There is more oil in Trinidad than Afghanistan...and we have not invaded there yet and it is only three hours away by jet plane. A fact that in my mind invalidates the "It is all about Oil" fringe elements mindset!
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