Timing of Leak of Afghan Mineral Wealth Evokes Skepticism

by Jim Lobe

"Given the increasingly negative news that has come out of Afghanistan - and of U.S. strategy there - some analysts believe the front-page article is designed to reverse growing public sentiment that the war is not worth the cost."

Comment: This reminds me of when Greenspan came out with his "the Iraq war is about oil" comment at the height of public disillusionment there in 2006. We start with idealistic justifications for war, and then shift to "realistic" ones when the chips are down...