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All talk of pipelines in Afghanistan is profoundly ignorant of the reality of pipeline construction.

Pipeline economics - why the Afghan pipeline will NOT be built

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Feb 16th, 2008 at 10:00:59 AM EST
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Your arguments seem rather compelling, but then it remains the question why the US had already finish plans for the war in Afghanistan before 9/11. Or do you think the US has a finished plan to attack just any country in the world.

Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den Menschen
Volker Pispers
by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Sun Feb 17th, 2008 at 05:51:13 PM EST
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Martin:
do you think the US has a finished plan to attack just any country in the world.

Isn't it common knowledge that that the military for most countries that pretend a global reach do this.

From the Military dictionary

contingency planning facilities list program

contingency planning facilities list program (DOD) A joint Defense Intelligence Agency and unified and specified command program for the production and maintenance of current target documentation of all countries of contingency planning interest to US military planners.


Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Feb 17th, 2008 at 06:07:28 PM EST
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The plan for the 'war' against Afghanistan, as executed, was drawn up by Dick Clarke in the latter days of the Clinton administration - though it was not approved.

Clinton was concerned about Bin Laden and Al Qaeda because they bombed some embassies and a ship. Clarke was obsessed.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sun Feb 17th, 2008 at 08:05:49 PM EST
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