Eye witness in Kandahar Afghanistan: Domination is Futile - A Sad and Simple Report

[Mira]

Jack Rice shoots video footage from a Chinook helicopter flying over southern Afghanistan.

By Jack Rice

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- I was able to convince soldiers from the 82nd Airborne here in Afghanistan to allow me to tag along with them in their Chinook helicopters as they resupply Forwarding Operating Bases (FOBs). FOBs are small little isolated camps scattered throughout the country. And these helicopters provide everything from "beans to bullets." But these guys also essentially serve as bus drivers in the air, transporting men and women across the country. Seems expensive, right? It is!

more:
http://airamerica.com/liveinwashingtonwithjackrice/blog/12-08-2009/letter-afghanistan-domination-futile/

[madokie]

1. its an occupation and nothing more

and its all about the pipeline
Iraq it's the oil

[Mira]

2. can't be shown enough, for thought and learning:

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/oil.html

[madokie]

3. I worked for a man when I was back in high school

mid '60s and he was telling me then that we were coming up to a real screwing on oil and gas here in a few years, him talking about the oil industry in general and the oil in the middle east specifically. He might have been off a little on the few but he was right on with the screwing part. It started in '73 best I remember.