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Old 01-15-2012, 06:07 PM   #11
regular.joe
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Originally Posted by ZenGum View Post
Okay, here's the plan.

We pump a few million barrels of oil under Afghanistan. Then we "discover" it and get all excited. Then the Chinese get interested and we do a deal with them that they take over maintaining security in exchange for access to the mineral rights. We bugger off, China gets to bleed out in the mountains for a decade.

Whaddaya think?
That is a freakin awesome idea!
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