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2006-12-18 Afghanistan

Afghanistan to spray chemicals to curb poppy crop

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The flip side is , and has been argued on here before , that once you take away a peasants main and only income , then what do they do and how do we fill the vacuum left .. Invariably they will side with the persons opposed to the government' creating a bigger divide than what was already there .. Something the Talib know only too welll , and will exploit . Destroying the opium fields is not going to win hearts and minds unfortunatly

Posted by MacNails 2006-12-18 11:43|| 2006-12-18 11:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they should offer incentives to grow hoodia plants and chili peppers for capsaicin, the diabetes "cure".

Posted by Danielle 2006-12-18 11:55|| 2006-12-18 11:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe if they grew food instead of drugs....

Posted by Ebboth Ulimp5776 2006-12-18 12:49|| 2006-12-18 12:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Those who were growing opium poppies were already on the other side, whether or not they wanted to be. Their hearts and minds were not ours to win or lose.

A couple more statements like that, Anonymoose, and we'll start to suspect you of being an Englishman! ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-18 13:33|| 2006-12-18 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry 'bout the confusion, Anonymoose, I seem to have conflated two threads. That bit about the little brown Ghurkas is what I was referring to.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-18 13:41|| 2006-12-18 13:41|| Front Page Top

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