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2008-09-07 Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai blames Britain for Taliban resurgence

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-09-07 12:48|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Read Michael Yon about the Brits in Afghanistan.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-09-07 13:24|| 2008-09-07 13:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Karzai is in the opium trade up to his eyeballs. If he weren't, he would be calling for the destruction of the poppy fields. Easy to do. Compensate the farmers and tell them that if they grow poppies again their houses will be razed and they will be imprisoned. He is a damn crook.

Posted by remoteman 2008-09-07 15:38|| 2008-09-07 15:38|| Front Page Top

#3 The war in Afghanistan is more about maintaining control of the world's heroin supply than it is anything else. Billions, folks ... billions. And how much would the mob donate to politicians globally to encourage an allied withdrawal from Afghanistan in order to keep things just the way they are?

If the supply of heroin is in jeopardy, look for increasing agitation from NATO politicians to pull out.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-09-07 19:10|| 2008-09-07 19:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks Deacon, EXCELLENT!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-07 19:13|| 2008-09-07 19:13|| Front Page Top

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