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Originally Posted by Kansas Bear
Iran??
No.
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Based on your question, which was: "The question is, what country benefits from there NOT being a pipeline transporting Turkmenistan and Kazakistan's oil to the world market??": in my opinion that implies Iran, because it would mean that it has to pass through Iran ... if anything. more leverage for the Iranians. You say, not Iran, then who? ...
just a while guess, ... TURKEY
just kidding, anyways seeing that Taliban was on ISI's leash, u might be refering to that nation. Which however still has to pass the pipeline through its territory, which would make it pointless.
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Originally Posted by Kansas Bear
Why make an enemy out of someone that wasn't an enemy to begin with? Until Feb 1998, al-Qaeda had been a minor player in the world of terrorism, AFTER Unocal and the Taliban had agreed on the pipeline did al-Qaeda suddenly increase the level of it's attacks.
Which is easier; building a pipeline through a country with that country's blessing OR building a pipeline after "causing a war" in which we invade and struggle with guerilla warfare with the deposed government? Even the "covert op" would still leave Taliban supporters throughout Afghanistan. And the US would still be fighting against a guerilla war.
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You are absolutly right, in what you are saying and you have no argument from me, however, i was talking about the summer of 2001, when the relation between the US government and Talian was
already soured on the issue. That was my point. I was not refering to few years back, to what led it to that. Though, I am very curious of whom according to you spilled the beans ...