Hector Le Castor wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in message
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in article , Matt at

wrote on 2003/10/29 20:09:

At some point, inevitably, the Afghan people will be left to
pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.

They're already left to themselves

Of course, they won't be that
much different ten years from now than they have ever been,
probably, but
they will be better off than if we hadn't done what we are doing.
And so
will we.

You're absolutely right. Since the rule of Talibans ended,
drug-related
agriculture has come back, offering them a unique chance of earning a
lot of
money.
They're already better off now, thanks to drug-buying countries, that
is
Western countries.

There's nothing better than free economy.

--
Hector le Castor

Maybe you should tell the international NGOs in Afghanistan all about
this. I'll bet if the US pulled every last poppy plant from the ground
you would simply start whining that the prices have risen and the
farmers are now unemployed.

In case you haven't noticed, we don't care what you think about the US.
I didn't think we were so subtle that the point was missed. Don't you
have a cemetery or synagogue to desecrate? If you hurry, you might be
able to beat up the last Jew in France before he's killed.

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Scott
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"If Gen. Boykin had been caught giving talks to NAMBLA instead of church
groups, Democrats would be hailing him as a patriot for exercising his
First Amendment rights." Ann Coulter
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2003/102203.htm