Did US war in Afghanistan contribute to "global warming"?

[enhanced_deficit]

If yes, why there is no discussion on this contribution to "gobal warming" in uncontrolled US MSM?



Taliban Insurgents Set Blaze in Massive Field of Oil Tankers 2:15 PM ET


http://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/2014-07-05t104331z_882082595_gm1ea751d.jpg?w=1451 Smoke and flames rise from fuel trucks after an overnight attack by the Taliban on the outskirts of Kabul July 5, 2014. Mohammad Ismail—Reuters About 200 tankers meant to support U.S. troops were lit on fire after a targeted Taliban strike Taliban fighters ignited a massive fire (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/05/us-afghanistan-attacks-idUSKBN0FA09W20140705) in Afghanistan on Saturday, setting fire to 200 oil tanker trucks supplying fuel for NATO forces.
Some Afghan media reported that insurgents fired rockets at the tankers, but it is still unclear exactly how the fires started. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, Reuters reports.
The fires lit up the night with a deafening roar, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
“The number of tankers on fire is not yet clear, but based on preliminary reports from police around 200 tankers have been burnt,” Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said in a statement.

http://time.com/2958700/taliban-iraq-oil/

[acptulsa]

Of course these 'police actions' dump heat itself and various carbon compounds (a host of pollutants, actually) into the atmosphere, along with using a not-insignificant portion of our precious resources.

And the reason you never hear this discussed in the media is only the MSM has the agenda to talk about that and the MSM isn't allowed to criticize anything the MIC likes.

[RickyJ]

I hope so, it was way too cold last winter. :)

Seriously, who thinks such nonsense?

Global warming is due to Sun spots and solar flares, not anything man made.

[enhanced_deficit]

In related news, 6 NATO soldiers and 10 Afghans killed in latest war violence:

Suicide blast in Afghanistan leaves at least 16 dead (http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0708/629214-afghanistan/) Tuesday 08 July 2014 08.29 http://img.rasset.ie/0009341c-642.jpg NATO soldiers on patrol in Parwan earlier this year
At least four NATO servicemen were killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan this morning, the International Security Assistance Force said.
Earlier, Ziaul Rahman Sayedkhili, a senior police officer in the eastern province of Parwan, said the death toll included six NATO soldiers, ten Afghan civilians and two Afghan policemen.

"Two days ago a rocket was fired from the village of Qalandar Khil which hit the Bagram (military) base and this morning a joint Afghan-ISAF operation went there to investigate the case," he said.
"There was a suicide bomber on a bicycle who detonated his explosives which killed ten local civilians, two policemen and six ISAF soldiers."
ISAF said in a separate statement four of its servicemen were killed.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message to Reuters.




I hope so, it was way too cold last winter. :)

Seriously, who thinks such nonsense?

Global warming is due to Sun spots and solar flares, not anything man made.

That was a trick Q framed for for lib neocons.

[tod evans]

How do the printing presses running nonstop to manufacture FRN's contribute to "global warming" ?

You know freshly minted FRN's paid for these 200 tankers and their replacements....

[Uriel999]

I call bullshit. I've seen the taliban fire rpgs...I'm still here. They can't hit shit.

[Uriel999]

it was probably their own tankers and they were celebrating Ramadon too hard. :D

[enhanced_deficit]

This ragtag group of tribesmen with their ancient weapons and without backing of any superpower have been able to hold off the most powerfull alliance of militaries in the history of the world and still remain undefeated.
In what is now the longest war in US history, to date 3455 NATO troops have been killed in Afghan war with many more injured. No invading force has been able to subdue Afghans ever in the history, not easy to write off the Afghan insurgents.




it was probably their own tankers and they were celebrating Ramadon too hard. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Anything is possible and news fed to public is not always accurate. But BBC news photos show "europe gas" signs on some tankers FWIW:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28173990

An Afghan security official quoted by the AP news agency said that at least 400 fuel tankers caught fire in a parking lot in the outskirts of Kabul.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76064000/jpg/_76064878_023031087-1.jpg Some reports said the number of tankers destroyed was into the hundreds

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/76064000/jpg/_76064602_023031059-1.jpg The Taliban say that the tankers were being used to transport fuel to Nato forces