QUOTE(_Saamp_ @ Jan 2 2008, 08:01 PM)

How will USA tap Central Asian Resources if it leaves Afghanistan?
the only way to reach CARs for US will be to leave Afghanistan and form a friendly goverment there by taking Pakistan along for
1. US can never materialize its dream of taping energy from CARs while still to act like occupier and continue killing Afgan people mostly Pushtuns.
2. Only the participation of of majority in Afghanistan i.e Pushtuns in government can guarantee US intrests.
3. Northern Alliance can never be of any major benfit to US,
mainly (A). its alignment with Iran
(B) it is not in majority.
© it has no control beyond North of Afghanistan and that is too now diminishing as Pushtuns have started gaining support in North recently.
(D) Northern Alliance just recently has formed a larger separate party mainly amied at weakining Karzai (the darling of US) and it has been creating problems for the Afghan government.
4. US in the past had been working with the Taliban who had guarantee the security of TAP if any of you remember UNICOAL mission in Afghanistan.
5. By leaving Afghanistan US can make a good come back and have public support by initiating development activities in true sense and creating job opportunities which is the main problem of the people there.
6. US can improve its image by taking Pakistan along and taking strong footing in Afghanistan could only be possible through Pakistan.