Posted by: JakeJZG
« on: October 15, 2007, 02:16:40 AM »If we don't cut down the poppy fields, the poppies themselves go to drugs around the world, and the money goes to tribal leaders, who support terrorism against us because we cut down the poppy fields. If we cut them all down, there is no money for terrorism.They go back up almost immediately.
Things are improving in Afghanistan - remember this really has never been a cohesive state until recently, and even then that is only true to an extent. Everything has to be re-configured from the ground up. It will take a very long time to get things working well over there. Have patience.
It is a never ending problem.
I disagree. A long term and gradual plan that we are currently implementing right now should work as well as any other.