Bush Administration Faces Record Afghan Poppy Crop
Monday, January 03, 2005
t r u t h o u t has an article from the LA Times that talks of the economic success of Afghanistan. Yes, the economy is booming - pretty poppies all in a row. The poppy farmers are really happy to see us. They didn't have such good luck under the Taliban.
So how does the government propose to combat the opium trade. Well we are thinking about our soldiers becoming in-the-field certified DEA agents. Karzai wants to spray the fields with "poison/herbicides." Interesting dilema. So we kicked out the Taliban so the drug warlords could come back? Mission accomplished?
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