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Old 04-05-2007
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Re: Blair considers Legalizing Poppy in Afghanistan

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Originally Posted by conformfailure View Post
This drug is no friend to humanity.

It's amazing how the Taliban attempted to eradicate the drug and now that the U.S/U.K. is in there, the opium business has blossomed.

Anyone that can't connect the dots is probably an idiot. Nothing like the U.S. of A involved in producing and trafficking drugs.

Expect a drug epidemic in America in less than 5 years. Expect it to be worse than it already is in China.
It's a myth that the Taliban tried to eradicate Opium production while they were in power. What happened is that they curbed production for a couple of years to drive the price up. They had huge surplusses in storage and so they created a false shortage so that it would be more profitable.

The Taliban still makes money off the drug trade.

If poppy production were legalized and regulated, the Taliban would lose a vital part of their funding.
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