You can file this under stuff that might only interest me, but damn if it wasn't fascinating.
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I met a Colonel tonight, he was recently stationed here in Tampa, At Mac Dill. His job is to basically coordinate laying multiple railroad lines in Afghanistan.
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The United States Army has researched the minerals lying underneath the Country of Afghanistan and have found it to be rich in Iron Ore and some other Minerals as well. They also are aware that the Taliban takes advantage of the serious lack of wealth within that country, and they basically hire people to their side at really minimal money.
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Long Term, the military believes that if they can teach the people to take advantage of the Natural Resources available in Afghanistan and make money from that, they will not be so eager to follow the ridiculous ways and the influence of the Taliban. They believe many of the people they are fighting and who are shooting guns at American Soldiers, are basically only doing it for the money. If those men had easier ways to make money, that also included not getting shot at and potentially killed by American Troops, they believe the resistance would be wiped out.
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The Colonel's job is to coordinate the laying of the infrastructure they will need to take advantage of the resources that are supposedly abundant in the soils of that Country. It's like fighting a war by using your MBA. This guy believes he can make a difference, and so do I. He is committed and was as an intelligent a human being as I have ever met.
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Additionally, the dude is a career Military Officer and his re-assignment to Mac Dill was just part of his job. His Wife and family are in another State, and he will commute back most weekends, but the reality is, He believes what he is going to be doing is worth the inconvenience to his personal life. Dude is Awesome. Dude makes me glad to be an American.
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