It's a mystery. I guess we'll never know.
| It seems to me that a heroin shortage is better than the reverse, though it’ll be a tad uncomfortable for the users. And the CIA, of course, but let us not begrudge them their well-earnt discomfort. |
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| There's a heroin shortage now that the CIA isn't in charge of opium production in Afghanistan any more? What a weird coincidence. | |
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| [HexBear] It's a mystery. I guess we'll never know.
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| Posted by:Omomolet Phutch9064 |
| #17 The need won’t be nearly so great once The Great Covid Vaccination Drive is over. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-10 22:39 |
| #16 ...a shortage of up to 2 billion vaccine syringes by 2022 Almost certainly disposable syringes from a single supplier nation: China. Having a single source means your supply chain is a disaster waiting to happen. |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-11-10 19:52 |
| #15 "The world could face a shortage of up to 2 billion vaccine syringes by 2022, said WHO expert Lisa Hedman. A massive syringe shortage could delay children's vaccines against common illnesses. The world is administering 6.8 billion vaccine doses per year, while 6 billion syringes are manufactured annually." The end is near. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-11-10 13:48 |
| #14 And Brandon conveniently leaves the border wide open for them to smuggle it into the country. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-11-10 11:57 |
| #13 ^ Yeah, so no worries. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-11-10 11:56 |
| #12 So China just steps up fentanyl production... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-11-10 11:00 |
| #11 Ref #9: I wager that in 6 months or so we will be told that "There is a vast surge in Heroin production and 'We Must Intervene!' " So-called "Human Rights" violations will likely bring about intervention. The surge in Heroin production will not impact the Mexican cartel's bottom line. Our urban entrepreneurs enjoy long-term contracts along with US Gov't import and marketing assurances. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-10 10:27 |
| #10 So THAT's where Kackala and Newsome disappeared to. Hoovering up all the horse. |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-10 10:19 |
| #9 Bah, Humbug! How can the CIA be a vast shadowy force of evil *and* in the next breath a totally incompetent clown show...? (on second thought there is the US State Department) Occam's Razor: The Taliban shot most of the local middle-men (because they were competitors) and the logistics train is in chaos. I wager that in 6 months or so we will be told that "There is a vast surge in Heroin production and 'We Must Intervene!' " |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-11-10 10:10 |
| #8 Sure, Herb |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-11-10 07:40 |
| #7 Opium production resumed after 2002, when the CIA explicitly allowed it. |
| Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-10 07:09 |
| #6 Or (to take the NYT and other propagandists for the commies explaining inflation) there are just too many consumers not shortages. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-10 06:26 |
| #5 It was the Taliban only source of income. How can you sustain 'Endless Wars' without a well funded enemy ? Side note: Guess who told the Army to 'back off' of poppy eradication in the AFG ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-10 03:31 |
| #4 Think you are correct TW. And as I recall white powder addiction in Pakistan went way up around 2,000? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2021-11-10 01:22 |
| #3 As I recall, after the Taliban put an end to opium production in the 1990s, they restarted it because they needed the money it generated. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-10 00:33 |
| #2 How much did the resurgent heroin problem cost the us and the world? |
| Posted by: Penguin of the Desert 2021-11-10 00:28 |
| #1 The Taliban put an end to opium production in the 90s when they were in charge. First thing CIA did when they took over the country was restart it. |
| Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-10 00:16 |