June 15th, 2010
04:11 PM ET
Afghan minerals could turn war's tide
Patrick Doherty is the director of the Smart Strategy Initiative at the New America Foundation, a think tank that seeks innovative solutions across the political spectrum.
The news that Afghanistan's mineral wealth could exceed $1 trillion is an important opportunity for both Kabul and Washington to change the narrative from counterinsurgency to locally controlled sustainable development.
By doing so, the government of Hamid Karzai and the Obama administration can leverage a range of converging interests in South and Central Asia to put Afghanistan and the region finally on the only viable path to security - rising economic prosperity in the larger region.
Natural resources are both a blessing and a curse.
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Meaning that this could lead to te consolidation of the American Anglo-French Empire in the Middle East once the Taliban are out of the way!
There could be enough mineral resources in the ground for a thousand more 'godless drones'. Good find.
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