"The good news, for drug fiends, is that Afghanistan has just harvested its biggest opium crop ever, up a whopping 59 percent from last year and big enough to cover 130 percent of the entire world market."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20060910/cm_uc_crrscx/robert_scheer20060910
2006-09-11 07:11:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The Taliban still run spots in Afghanistan, the war isn't over there
http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/26/top10.htm
2006-09-11 07:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two points:
1st: Who is in charge of counting the crop? Is there an official Opium Harvest Accounting Department? Since the government does not approve of growing opium, but turns a blind eye on it because its is the only source of income the contry has I'd think it would be hard to get a firm estimate, sounds more like a crazy biased guess... or in other words, just made up for the story.
2nd: Bush has 12 to 18 months to wrap up Afghanistan OR Iraq. Either one will do, but we have to end at least one of them before the 2008 elections. If we end both of them the Republican candidate is a winner!
2006-09-11 07:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it not better than the Taliban slaughtering people by the thousands? Better than destroying art that dates back thousands of years? Better than not letting girls go to school or even to be able to draw a happy face...Not even being able to dance or fly a kite?????
You have a choice, you can focus on the negative and live your life that way or focus on the positive and be grateful.
Its too bad people only choose to focus on the negative, I guess that's why there are so many miserable people in this country.
2006-09-11 07:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by joe b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 01:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans and British forces should pack their stuff up and go home from wherever they are! They don't know what's best for others - they don't know what's best for themselves. They only do things to bring about advantages to themselves. In effect they are invading other countries. Its about time Iran started to step up, hopefully india, china and pakistan will do the same soon!
2006-09-11 07:18:35 · answer #5 · answered by Julien L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you are right,
during Taliban govt the opium production was on its lowest point. and now it is at it speak,
This is the prize of USA for afghan people.
2006-09-11 07:23:03 · answer #6 · answered by sara85blue 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Opium, so it can kill my people faster. Yeah I heard the taliban is still there though. God bless my country..
2006-09-11 07:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes...and more. It's now a capitalist Democratic society. I have no problem with that.
2006-09-11 07:17:14 · answer #8 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! what a mess, the U.S. hasn't really had anymore luck there than the soviet did.
2006-09-11 07:17:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No i think us americans have let the memory ease away and have gotten soft. we let bush trick us with this war.
2006-09-11 07:15:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋