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2009-07-11 Afghanistan

U.S. Moves Away From Afghanistan Drug Eradication

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-07-11 09:41|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Can we just outbid the current paste buyers - the farmers will make more and we can cut the supply from the drug makers. Could just bid the price up and make the farmers rich, but we can spend a lot of money there before we get close to what we spend elsewhere on the drug war, and nothing else worked, so why not try?

Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-11 10:36|| 2009-07-11 10:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The downside would be an increase in growers world-wide, to take advantage of the guaranteed demand from the US government buying program. So it could only be useful locally and for short periods.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-11 11:16|| 2009-07-11 11:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd buy the crop, every year, every bit. I'd even provide the seed. And I'd have Monsanto work on a hybrid poppy plant: you know, grows better.

Like all hybrids, it would be sterile.

And then one spring ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-07-11 12:40|| 2009-07-11 12:40|| Front Page Top

#4 I think part of the problem here is transportation costs. Communication lines are so bad in Afghanistan that the only crop that brings cash is stuff that goes for big bucks because it's highly illegal. Who knows, build some roads instead of amusement parks, and stuff like maize might turn out to be a viable cash crop.

Posted by Plastic Snoopy 2009-07-11 15:57|| 2009-07-11 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I say get them growing MACA, a wonder food of the Andes, that also gives you the"d@ck of d#ath".
See: http://www.macaroot.com/

Posted by Don Vito Anginegum8261 2009-07-11 19:22|| 2009-07-11 19:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Why on earth do pashtos have ANY leverage. Al-Qaeda members were their guests.

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