http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1236114920070713 QUOTE " CULIACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Sinaloa, the northern Mexican state that spawned the country's most fearsome drug cartel, hopes to lure tourists to rustic cabins in a rugged area infamous for opium fields and violent kingpins....But Sinaloa's tourism minister Antonio Ibarra said renting out mountain cabins could wean some of the local population off illicit activities. "Every well-paid job we create gives people an alternative, a decent life," he told Reuters.." UNQUOTE
Even the ira have seen the financial benefits to be made from changing from the gun to tourism.. albeit, it took a bit of time... so...
My question here is..
COULD this be a possible, viable solution to the problems in Afghanistan - RADICAL though it sounds and appears AT THIS TIME...?
2007-07-15 02:23:52 · 7 answers · asked by Hello 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Re Johann
Re "difference" between the "reason" to come to Afghanistan BASED ON YOUR THEORY and say that of going to Amsterdam cafes?...
2007-07-21 03:47:16 · update #1
Really there's no comparison between Mexico and Afghanistan. The opium trade is one of Afghanistan's problems but not the most serious on. It's been in civil war for 30 years and is bitterly divided along tribal lines.. It has very little modern infrastructure and even if it didn't have all those and other problems isn't in a good location for tourism (not very near any large wealthy countries to provide tourists).
It's probably about the last place any sane person would want to go for a holiday right now.
2007-07-15 02:41:19 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm I am sat there thinking of how much fun it would be in my rented bijou mud-brick Helmand compound. No Tequila no chirizo sausages and not a taco for kms. Mexico or Afghanistan - ease of developing a tourist industry you tell me, which is easiest? Seriously we would have real problems rapidly developing broad replacement economies for what are remarkably easy agricultural products namely Opium Poppy and Cannabis. Easier to buy the drugs at source from the farmers at a fair price and run our own NATO drug cartel and then destroy, refine or flood Iran with the product. Personally I like the concept of turning all the Persians in to 'smack-heads', easier than dealing with them politically.
2007-07-15 04:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Sakr al Amn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The chance of tourists goint to Afganistan is zero. No reason to go there even without war. A radical solution for radical muslims...not likely.
2007-07-15 02:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? Tourism could bring in a lot of new jobs. Problem is, would they come for the scenery, or would they come to smoke doobie? I think we know the answer to that one!
2007-07-15 02:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by Johan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First change the mindset of the people to want to see something awe inspiring before thinking of drugs ect.
2007-07-21 01:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Satch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it takes time to stop the habits that the people are use too.
when you are determine to change things lives are lost but time is on going and we need to continue our fight to win over evil
2007-07-15 02:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by rocccj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run out of there
2007-07-15 04:09:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋