It's not just about oil, Infact it's more about power and keeping control of it than oil. US feels the need to show the world it's military prowess from time to time. That's what anyone would do, Each one of us if given the power at any level will use it once in a while just to show everyone who is in-charge. Maybe people from US will not like me for saying this but that's what is happening. Iraq was just made an example of infront of the whole world, either agree with what we want or we will crush you anyway.

US has spent 48 billion dollars in Afghanistan since 2001, they are still making no headway there. Hamid Karzai knows they have no other option but to support him eventually so he carries on the way he sees fit. US don't want to lose face by withdrawing from there, so more and more of US taxpayers' money will keep finding it's way into Karzai's pockets.

Read this article as well, published in The Times.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/artic...