Quote:
Originally Posted by 3catcircus
China doesn't care who is running Afghan. They'll deal with the current regime or a Taliban-run one, so long as they can run a pipeline or access to natural resources. The difference is that unlike westerners, the CHICOMs have decades of oppressing Muslims to draw upon when dealing with them. That, and they don't give a hoot about the optics of razing Afghan villages and putting everyone to the proverbial sword.
|
Perhaps not, but all the talk is about infrastructure, not invasion, plus I don't see Iran, India, Pakistan, or Afganistan sitting around and letting that happen.
__________________
"However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light."
Stanley Kubrick
"Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming."
David Bowie