DOUBLE WATCH - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Franke overlooks a hill with his military working dog in Towrah Ghundey in Bar Now Zad, Afghanistan, June 11, 2010. Franke, a dog handler, is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel BlatterAfghan War Uncertain, So Are Minerals -- DoD Buzz
Tony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies produces so much excellent analysis so quickly that it sometimes gets lost in the rush. With all the starry eyed talk of Afghanistan’s trillion dollar asset bank — also known as mining deposits — Cordesman’s flinty-eyed scouring of the issue caught our eye.
Following is an edited version of his excellent piece about whether Afghanistan is worth U.S. blood and treasure, how much treasure Afghanistan may really have and what it means to them and to us:
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