09-11-2019, 07:42 PM
** 11-Sep-2019 World View: Taliban takes over Afghanistan
Well, in addition to the other issues I listed, there's the opium
problem. Afghanistan is by far the biggest producer of opium in the
world. 90% of the world's heroin is made from opium grown in
Afghanistan.
That's with the Americans trying to suppress it. Without the
Americans bombing poppy fields and heroin factories, production would
grow even higher. But, as you say, "So what?"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47861444
(09-10-2019, 11:25 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: > If we had a peace deal in Afghanistan, the Taliban would take
> over, sure. But so what? This is the place where it costs us $1000
> to get a gallon of gasoline in to fuel our tanks. It's an
> expensive place for us to keep a military presence, and as a
> landlocked nation, it has zero fundamental geopolitical importance
> to us.
Well, in addition to the other issues I listed, there's the opium
problem. Afghanistan is by far the biggest producer of opium in the
world. 90% of the world's heroin is made from opium grown in
Afghanistan.
That's with the Americans trying to suppress it. Without the
Americans bombing poppy fields and heroin factories, production would
grow even higher. But, as you say, "So what?"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47861444
