He very likely doesn't have to go back and work for them, just keep them profitable. His personal fortune as well as those of other gov't executives is composed of stocks. As long as those companies can grow and expand so will his fortune. One day I expect he'll cash in on the profitable atmosphere that he's creating.

Not that there's anything wrong with profit. But someone started a war and that is wrong because a lot of people have died, and will die. My guess is it was either to protest such petroleum projects, or to facilitate their progress. Since a lot hinged on the political stability of Afghanistan my guess is the attack on US was meant to bring them in and restore a stable gov't and the conditions necessary to build a gas pipeline to either China or Pakistan, from Turkmenistan. Obviously the US gov't could not ignore the Sept.11 attacks.