http://poliblogger.com/?p=7248 A rough draft of my thoughts... Thu, 08 Dec 2025 05:27:48 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7248&cpage=1#comment-119821 Ed Hess Thu, 14 Jul 2025 01:02:45 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7248#comment-119821 The economic numbers cited suggest to me that it would be feasible to price support "legitimate" food and fiber crops to the same financial yield level as raw opium and therefore cause the desired substitution of crop preference by Afghan farmers. Obviuosly this would be expensive but if it achieved the multiple goals of defunding terrorism, weakening the drug trafficing "industry" infrastructure and reducing the amount of heroin that reaches the US, it might be worth it. The economic numbers cited suggest to me that it would be feasible to price support “legitimate” food and fiber crops to the same financial yield level as raw opium and therefore cause the desired substitution of crop preference by Afghan farmers. Obviuosly this would be expensive but if it achieved the multiple goals of defunding terrorism, weakening the drug trafficing “industry” infrastructure and reducing the amount of heroin that reaches the US, it might be worth it.

]]> http://poliblogger.com/?p=7248&cpage=1#comment-118728 PoliBlog: Politics is the Master Science » Drug Policies Failing in Afghanistan Wed, 13 Jul 2025 13:35:47 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7248#comment-118728 [...] ation and the dire economic condition of Afghan farmers. Indeed, as I noted in a piece in Strategic Insights last month, there is a problematic synergy that exists between drugs and funding for terror [...] [...] ation and the dire economic condition of Afghan farmers. Indeed, as I noted in a piece in Strategic Insights last month, there is a problematic synergy that exists between drugs and funding for terror [...]

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