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Marines Plow Ahead With Anti-Poppy Campaign in Afghan District


World  (tags: Marines, Afghanistan, poppies, Taliban )

Kristi
- 106 days ago - latimes.com
The U.S. troops emphasize persuasion in trying to get farmers to change to other crops to keep drug money out of the Taliban's hands. They're also planning an assault on an insurgent stronghold.
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Kayleigh A (4)
Sunday November 29, 2009, 8:32 am
Interesting... I hope a solution to these kinds of problem can be found...
 

Anne F. (13)
Sunday November 29, 2009, 1:24 pm
The growers and transporters and sellers make lots of dollars off the drug production. The one part of the supply chain that is not easily replaced (by another greedy person) is the user.
Our way of life that shoves people off to the side where they use drugs, rather than find peace and joy in living in community is at fault.
 
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