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« on: March 29, 2013, 04:43:26 PM »

Umm, OK.

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/03/29/russia_considers_returning_to_afghanistan
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2013, 04:54:26 PM »

Number one geo-political foe..
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2013, 06:32:09 PM »

Oh, let them go there. Afghanistan won't be our problem anymore, it will be their, then.
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2013, 11:53:47 PM »

Good luck with that!
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2013, 05:25:01 AM »

Russia has experience dealing with Islamic radicals...

I am glad that there will be some supervision to ensure that Afghanistan doesn't return to its pre-9/11 state
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 11:24:07 AM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2013, 11:38:55 AM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.
Karzai has ties to India and his opponents to Pakistan. India and Pakistan will likely be competing for influence.
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2013, 11:51:27 AM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.

A fate worse than anything the Cossacks or the Yankees could ever inflict. Sad  On the other hand it will be fun to see it happen to them.  Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2013, 01:05:44 PM »

Putin continues his quest to prove the Soviet Russia >>> capitalist Russia.
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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2013, 01:22:16 PM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.

What proximity?
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« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2013, 01:24:59 PM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.

What proximity?

Afghanistan and China share a (minuscule) border.
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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2013, 01:31:33 PM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.

What proximity?

Afghanistan and China share a (minuscule) border.

There are no roads that cross said border, though. All routes from Afghanistan to China go through Tajikistan (or other countries). And Kashgar is not exactly the most Chinese city in China.
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« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2013, 01:48:17 PM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.

What proximity?

Afghanistan and China share a (minuscule) border.

There are no roads that cross said border, though. All routes from Afghanistan to China go through Tajikistan (or other countries). And Kashgar is not exactly the most Chinese city in China.

True.

Actually getting to Afghanistan is almost certainly easier from Russia and India than from China. Oh, and from Iran, of course.
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« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2013, 01:53:55 PM »

Considering the trackless wastes of the Taklamakan Desert separate the more populated parts of China from Xinjiang, and massive mountain ranges separate Xinjiang from the more populated parts of Afghanistan, I don't really think that China qualifies as "close" in any real sense.
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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2013, 02:35:05 PM »

Technically that part of Afghanistan is one of the passes that was part of the silk road trade network, which isn't to say much. in any case chinas lack of proximity will hardly stop them from coming in, its not as if they aren't heavily investing in remote parts of Africa after all
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« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2013, 06:58:56 PM »

Due to proximity and natural resources in its borders, I honestly expect Afghanistan to fall into the Chinese sphere of influence after we leave.

What proximity?

Afghanistan and China share a (minuscule) border.

There are no roads that cross said border, though. All routes from Afghanistan to China go through Tajikistan (or other countries). And Kashgar is not exactly the most Chinese city in China.

True.

Actually getting to Afghanistan is almost certainly easier from Russia and India than from China. Oh, and from Iran, of course.

India? Probably you meant Pakistan?
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2013, 07:01:02 PM »

To rescue the rare supply of Vodka!
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