[Hardraade]

The Poppy fields is why the US is there, not “nation building”. New record crops each year. Islamics as transporters/enforcers.

Know your hidden history ;).

[SatinDoll]

Gosh! Did I really need a /sarc tag?

[Uncle Chip]

<>The Poppy fields is why the US is there, not “nation building”.<>

Poppy fields and the $7.6 billion Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Afghanistan_Pipeline

The deal being worked out is: We won’t mess with your poppy fields, if you don’t mess with our pipeline.

[Puckster]

“New record crops”

Actually, the poppy crop was only 10% of normal in the area I work, an area mention in the article.