tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post2764460593067624335..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: So...How's That AFGHAN War Going?Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-91865310934034851912007-11-26T15:04:00.000-05:002007-11-26T15:04:00.000-05:00The Taliban is disturbing all right, Ed, but it ha...The Taliban is disturbing all right, Ed, but it has been in the opium business for years, either directly as a producer or indirectly as a government that derived tax revenue from opium farmers. <A HREF="http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/6210.pdf" REL="nofollow">Here's an article</A> to check out from the Congressional Research Service.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it was more profitable, er I mean important for the Bush Administration to go after Saddam than to finish the job against the folks who sponsored 9/11 and produce drugs to corrupt our youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-39699384518596450242007-11-26T14:17:00.000-05:002007-11-26T14:17:00.000-05:00John K. says: I am now waiting for Sen. Reid and ...John K. says: I am now waiting for Sen. Reid and Reps Pelosi and Murtha tell us they were responsible for the success in Iraq. And that they were behind Gen. Petreaus all along. You currently now see more reporting from Afghanistan because of inaction in Iraq. The news reporters have shifted there. Why? Because there is no longer enough bad news from Iraq to fill a newscast. And when in Afghanistan the media gets paid to produce bad news. Good news on page 11, bad news on page 1. I win!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-38536008444006637192007-11-26T13:40:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:40:00.000-05:00Well, perhaps John K has a point. All the news sou...Well, perhaps John K has a point. All the news sources I look at acknowledge that the occupation of Iraq is showing a decrease in violence. However, no one in the Iraqi government seems to want to take a risk based on that decrease, so we see few, if any, steps taken within the Iraqi government towards power and oil-revenue sharing. Naturally some journalists’ attention will turn towards Afghanistan. <BR/><BR/>It’s quite disturbing that the Taliban is being linked to opium production. Probably the Taliban’s only redeeming quality when they were in power pre-9/11 was that they were opposed (violently, naturally) to drug production in Afghanistan. We probably really were welcomed as liberators initially in Afghanistan, but we seem to have screwed the pooch yet again.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-44523555183972679812007-11-26T07:31:00.000-05:002007-11-26T07:31:00.000-05:00John K. says: LMAO from the start on this post. N...John K. says: LMAO from the start on this post. No action in Iraq so all the reporters moved to Afghanistan and what do we get from them and the left, a comment like that. LMAO again. It is just so funny that the left so wants to lose they will say anything at any time. LOL LOL LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com