Ladies and gentlemen, our most apparent detractors, like most posts in these threads, seem to assume that we mere mortals can do nothing to change reality. I beg to heartily disagree, as I’ve posted the details of many times over the past few months.
My understanding of the folks who run the big corporations is that they’re really motivated by profit —> stock prices climbing predictably. This means that they can become allies for a price. I doubt these people are married to their resource anywhere near as much as any mortal would be to the power and prestige that go with a strategic position in the economy.
Now, what might motivate 10 to 20 warring factions in the Afganistan regions could be a challenge to outline.
