U.S., World: Yo, Taliban in Afghanistan growing opium: Watch out for Marines
- 4,000 Marines are coming to kick butt and take names source
World: Afghanistan’s cash crop, opium, won’t get destroyed anymore
- During the Bush administration, those fighting in Afghanistan fought the war on drugs head-on by destroying opium poppy plants – a huge cash crop in the country. The Obama administration is reversing this policy, letting these beautiful, drug-riddled plants live, but investing hundreds of millions in new crops that don’t get you high. But what’s the fun in that? source