Seriously, what are we actually doing in Afghanistan?
1. There are a crapload of people saying that al-Qaeda was really a CIA database and that name isn't even used by any actual terrorist groups. Is this something conspiracy theorists made up? Why would someone make something like that up? Does anyone know what al-Qaeda really is?
2. Do we really need to 'remove the Taliban regime' because they 'supported the [supposed] terrorists'? Is there another reason to take over the country, and if so, why don't we say what it is? Does this really have nothing to do with oil/natural gas, opium or simply control over territory?
Here are some things that make me suspect that the reasons given for the war in Afghanistan are false pretexts:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2608713.stm Central Asia pipeline deal signed "The building of the trans-Afghanistan pipeline has been under discussion for some years but plans have been held up by Afghanistan's unstable political situation."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Afghanistan#European_influence_in_Afghanistan_.281826-1919.29
Here is another: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7460682.stm 'Opium financed British rule in India'
This map shows the (coincidental?) proximity of Afghanistan to India. http://www.welt-atlas.de/datenbank/karten/karte-0-9014.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
To me it seems like they might really want to build a natural gas pipeline, take the profits, and possibly may be financing it with drug money. The worst part is lying about the actual nature and reasons for military and covert operations. Someone please tell me I have just been confused by reading too many conspiracy theories.