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Why Is the U.S. Really in Afghanistan, David Patraeus?
Submitted by Michael Dunn on Sat, 2012-09-22 00:00
"...Afghanistan is blessed with the presence of what are trillions, with an 'S' on the end, trillions of dollars worth of minerals if, and only if, you can get the extractive technology, the human capital operated, the lines of communication to enable you to get it out of the country and all the rest of that."
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