Unease over US exit in Afghan valley where Soviets were routed

Well...copper, emerald and gold mines in inaccessible regions with zero infrastructure.

 

lithium

 

It isnt about winning, its about fight them there or fight them here. Fanatical terrorists groups are a real threat, we can choose to go to their home or we can choose to sit and wait till they come to ours.

 

If we ever got that Popular Mechanics Bridge to Soviet Union Built from Alaska across, oh 55 miles or so can you imagine the Dispatcher telling you have 6 months to deliver this in London UK and be back here in 180 days? Run two loads a year round trip making only god knows how much money annually.

 

8 days? down a dual tracked main protected by dark territory and single track in places still? That's some seriously fast trains eh what?

The PA railroad here in the USA tell stories quietly about a particular Duplex engine steam from the 30's that apparently turned in a passenger run with 10 cars in service at speeds that must not be acknowledged officially and still had top end left over on that mainline. I don't know about you but I must tip my hat to those people that did it.