Another Record Crop in Afghanistan
Poppy production in Afghanistan has increased yet again, now supplying 95% of the world's opium. The US continues to pursue a strategy of crop eradication, turning the region's farmers against them and their allies, meaning us, rather than taking the more realistic step of licensing the poppy crop for production of legal drugs like morphine.
You would think that with poppy production increasing every year since the US started their eradication campaign, they would want to try a different approach, but with the Bush Administration, to change strategy is a sign of weakness. One must continue to appear strong and resolute and hold to the original strategy regardless how ineffective it turns out to be. If it were actually true that willpower could trump stupidity, Bush would be a great President.
