Opium Trade
The London Independent criticizes the United States plan to combat the opium trade in Afghanistan.
A Colombia-style operation in Afghanistan could spark rural rebellions, increase support for the Taliban’s insurgency and perhaps cause damage to the environment and health, according to critics. They fear that destroying a crop on which an estimated two million farmers and their families now depend for their livelihoods could impoverish whole provinces without stopping the massive flow of heroin to Europe.
The US wants to target the opium trade for it believes the sale of opium funds terrorists.
Dusting the crops in the spring will destroy the crop. Sure, there are drawbacks, but tacitly permitting drug running is doing no one any good. I wholeheartedly support the destruction of opium in Afghanistan. Democracy should not be built upon drug trafficking.
Also blogged on this date . . .
- On Conservatism - 2009
- Dumb Bird - 2009
- On Voting - 2008
- Respect - 2007
- Petty - 2007
- Night - 2006
- The Last Ship / Maritime Museum - 2006
- Head Cleaning - 2006
- Wow! - 2005
- FRAPPR! MAPPR! - 2005
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