Doubt that, warlords would know something is up when the entire crop goes "missing" and the farmers have a boatload of cash. They would probably punish the farmers somehow, or get new farmers.Dilbert_X wrote:
Doesn't matter what we do with it, give it all to Uzique, the point is the Taliban wouldn't be able to onsell it at a profit to fund their fruitballery.
Buy direct from the farmers and the warlords are cut out too.
Yes, the warlords spend their time guarding fields....UnkleRukus wrote:
Doubt that, warlords would know something is up when the entire crop goes "missing" and the farmers have a boatload of cash. They would probably punish the farmers somehow, or get new farmers.Dilbert_X wrote:
Doesn't matter what we do with it, give it all to Uzique, the point is the Taliban wouldn't be able to onsell it at a profit to fund their fruitballery.
Buy direct from the farmers and the warlords are cut out too.
Plus, don't they have guards posted at each farm? Even the dumbest of dealers knows you need to protect your shit.
I'm seriously confused now man, you started off saying we should have bought out the opium crop. Then it went over to this ^^.Dilbert_X wrote:
Yes, the warlords spend their time guarding fields....UnkleRukus wrote:
Doubt that, warlords would know something is up when the entire crop goes "missing" and the farmers have a boatload of cash. They would probably punish the farmers somehow, or get new farmers.Dilbert_X wrote:
Doesn't matter what we do with it, give it all to Uzique, the point is the Taliban wouldn't be able to onsell it at a profit to fund their fruitballery.
Buy direct from the farmers and the warlords are cut out too.
Plus, don't they have guards posted at each farm? Even the dumbest of dealers knows you need to protect your shit.
The farmers wouldn't have boatloads of cash, they barely earn a subsistence wage growing opium.
I'm still not understanding how that would help them though. The product would be gone, the farmers would still be poor, and the warlords would still be in charge of the country. Only difference being, there would be no opium crop for a certain period of time. Who would get the shit end of the stick in that situation Dilbert?Dilbert_X wrote:
Duh, we pay the farmers the trivial amount the warlords and taliban currently pay them.
You do know there's a value chain between Afghanistan and Glasgow?
The farmers would be in exactly the same situation, the warlords and taliban would have no opium to profit from and fund their lifestyle choices, so they'd have to make some new choices.UnkleRukus wrote:
I'm still not understanding how that would help them though. The product would be gone, the farmers would still be poor, and the warlords would still be in charge of the country. Only difference being, there would be no opium crop for a certain period of time. Who would get the shit end of the stick in that situation Dilbert?Dilbert_X wrote:
Duh, we pay the farmers the trivial amount the warlords and taliban currently pay them.
You do know there's a value chain between Afghanistan and Glasgow?
They would punish the farmers and get new people to grow their crop. They're warlords man, they aren't keen on making a better Afghanistan. They're keen on making some money off other peoples addictions.Dilbert_X wrote:
The farmers would be in exactly the same situation, the warlords and taliban would have no opium to profit from and fund their lifestyle choices, so they'd have to make some new choices.UnkleRukus wrote:
I'm still not understanding how that would help them though. The product would be gone, the farmers would still be poor, and the warlords would still be in charge of the country. Only difference being, there would be no opium crop for a certain period of time. Who would get the shit end of the stick in that situation Dilbert?Dilbert_X wrote:
Duh, we pay the farmers the trivial amount the warlords and taliban currently pay them.
You do know there's a value chain between Afghanistan and Glasgow?
ITSTL that they say "person wearing police uniform" and not, well, "policeman".Kmar wrote:
It's pretty obvious to me the the situation in Afghanistan has been getting worse.
It seems that I am seeing stories like this frequently now.
Person wearing Afghan police uniform shoots dead two NATO service members, NATO says - AP
