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Thanks for the welcome. I know this sounds far fetch, I am not one for conspiracy theories but knowing how this world works and what driving forces are used…it really becomes simple…simple as one word…….GREED The Afghanistan Oil Pipeline was a project proposed by several oil companies to transport oil from Azerbaijan and Central Asia through Afghanistan to Pakistan or India. (then to the ocean) At the end of 1990s, the American Unocal Corporation considered in addition to the Trans-Afghanistan Gas Pipeline building also a 1,000 miles long oil pipeline to link Turkmenistan to Pakistan's Arabian Sea Coast. It would provide a possible alternative export route for regional oil production from the Caspian Sea. Problem #1 Taliban not folding under pressure Some critics have proposed that the real motive for invading Afghanistan was its importance as a conduit for oil pipelines from Azerbaijan to Afghanistan's neighboring countries. Others have argued that the pipeline was not a significant reason for the invasion of Afghanistan, firstly because most western governments and oil companies prefer an export route from the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and Georgia and on to the Black Sea over the one through Afghanistan. Problem #2 Russian recent reaction U.S. oil companies and their friends in the State Department have always looked at the prospect of gaining access to the huge oil/ natural gas reserves in the Caspian/Central Asia region. (Estimates value around $4 trillion). The American Petroleum Institute calls the region "the area of greatest resource potential outside of the Middle East." And while he was still CEO of Halliburton, the world's biggest oil services company, Vice President Dick Cheney told other industry executives, "I can't think of a time when we've had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian." The struggle to control these huge resources has given rise to a "new Great Game," pitting shifting alliances of governments and oil and gas consortia against one another." If there was a direct route from Caspian Sea to the Black Sea then no problems anymore….leave Afghanistan and forget about Georgia’s route. They may think, Armenians? No problem, Turks will even make them build it for us….well they don’t know Armenians too well. Again very unlikely but it is burning in my head.

Barav Joghovourt I am new here. Nothing like starting your first post with conspiracy theory. Hahahaha OK here we go This could be all about the Gas pipeline to be constructed from Baku to Central Europe since Russia will not allow Western powers to use Georgia (we saw what happened there). I could be wrong but Plan 1- Convince Armenia with major economic insentives and border openings. Force them to forget the AG bill in congress, make friends with Turks and Azeri, Give land back to Azeris, drop Russia as a ally and……do whatever they want. Armenia will grow and prosper….OR Plan2- Azerebijan will attack as promised, Turkey will bomb electrical powerplants in winter claiming Armenia is harboring PKK terrorists. Invade Armenia and build their gas pipe straight from Sangachal (Azerbijan) to Erzurum (Turkey) avoiding Iran and Russia. It will also go the other way to Turkmenistan then down to Afghanistan. Far fetch? Maybe, probably….but what if there is truth to it. It is worth considering. Armenian President cannot talk about this in public and he could be in a bad situation with threats of invasion and occupation, even with Russian presence. See Map and proposed pipelines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baku_pipelines.svg Sheers