Correct. So why are we in Afghanistan..
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We occupy Afghanistan. We have an opioid epidemic. We have no exit plan for either one. Hmmmmm.
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Why am I thinking of Manuel Noriega and Freeway Rick Ross?
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Wow and we have an "opium epidemic". I wonder if they are connected?
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How does all of this get into America? Seems the only Americans there are military. I just wonder what the experts are saying.
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Through Europe.
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I'm leaning toward agreement with politicallyincorrect.
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Taliban earn both political capital (by protecting farmers' livelihoods) & financial capital (taxing different stages of opium industry).3/8
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%age of Taliban's multiple sources of income keep changing(Gulf donations,taxing NATOsupply convoys,construction projects,mines/minerals)4/8
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Elimination of drugs industry, even if it was possible, won’t automatically end the Taliban insurgency. It is more complicated than this.5/8
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