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2009-12-15 Afghanistan

Supplying troops in Afghanistan with fuel is challenge for U.S.

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-12-15 01:54|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 May as well settle on using fuel blivets.

Posted by newc 2009-12-15 10:57|| 2009-12-15 10:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Would have been useful to set up biofuel cracking plant in country and pay for crops to feed the thing. Wonder if Afghan farmers would grow stuff to feed it. /rhet question.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-12-15 11:29|| 2009-12-15 11:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Opium as a biofuel?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-12-15 11:43|| 2009-12-15 11:43|| Front Page Top

#4 yup

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Glavirong1676 2009-12-15 12:27|| 2009-12-15 12:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Real "climate change" heh

Posted by Mike Hunt 2009-12-15 12:36|| 2009-12-15 12:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Opium as a biofuel?

Gives a new meaning to 'high octane'.

Posted by SteveS 2009-12-15 12:41|| 2009-12-15 12:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Would the cars run better?

Or would the cars Lazy around in first gear at idle and THINK they were Driving Indialapolis style?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-12-15 12:52|| 2009-12-15 12:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Hemp seeds from the copious Afghani marijuana fields would have worked exceedingly well for biodiesel fuel production and could spin off several other industries besides the obvious smokeable uses. The Gubmint forced farmers to grow it for us in America during WWII, why not force the Afghanis to give us their stash too! From what I've recently read that is the only way you can get the Afghani cops and soldiers to do anything is to give them weed/hash.

Like the VC were in our South East Asian hearts and minds adventure four score and a few years ago, the average Afghani and/or Talibani-Jihadi soldier is stoned to the bone 24/7. I smell a peace accord. Somebody call Ambassador cheech. Or Kumar,he works in the Bambi white house, he's the perfect Ambassador for Afghanistan, he's spent time in Gitmo, he's subcontinental and he chiefs right up there alongside any misguided/reformed/misguided Afghani youth. Problem solved. Hell, Bill Clinton can go into a warzone and inhale for America this time with madame ambassador and our newly elected Commander in "chief" too. What a war. Snark off.

Posted by Arman Tanzarian 2009-12-15 22:03|| 2009-12-15 22:03|| Front Page Top

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