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Pakistan told the United States it was reopening NATO’s supply routes into neighboring Afghanistan after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she was sorry for the deaths of Pakistani soldiers in American airstrikes in November, the State Department said Tuesday....The Pentagon has offset the closed route by using a much longer, more expensive northern supply line that runs into Afghanistan through Central Asia. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has said the route was costing an extra $100 million a month.
Originally posted by AnonymousCitizen
Are you suggesting, perhaps, that they are staging some additional goodies for the alleged upcoming attack on Iran? Looking at the globe sitting up on my bookshelf, it seems Iran is right next to Afghanistan to the west.
Originally posted by cavtrooper7
Yes we are sorry we have to kill scumbags in Pakistan.We hope you won't hide any more from us deliberately,,,,again and we hope none seek to hide there without your knowledge as I'm sure we both may be sorry again.
Originally posted by AnonymousCitizen
Are you suggesting, perhaps, that they are staging some additional goodies for the alleged upcoming attack on Iran? Looking at the globe sitting up on my bookshelf, it seems Iran is right next to Afghanistan to the west.
Originally posted by watchitburn
reply to post by Nucleardiver
Why after 10 years is 90% of the worlds heroin still produced from Afghan Poppy plants?
Originally posted by Nucleardiver
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse - Benjamin Franklin" Unfortunately which other country do you think might support the bases and/or supply routes in that particular region at a cheaper rate?
What the hell do we owe them an apology for?
We know that too. Think about using 'metal to cut metal' for now until we have another tool. They know how much strategic importance the region plays in the ME so ofcourse they will not stop to beg and receive the billions in 'aid'.
They are the 2 faced bastards that were knowingly hiding OBL while still pretending to be our ally and not hesitating for one minute to accept the billions in "aid" money that we continue to give them.
Originally posted by watchitburn
reply to post by SLAYER69
You bring up a valid point. What exactly is our goal over there anyway?edit on 3-7-2012 by watchitburn because: (no reason given)
The "War on Drugs" is a general term used to refer to the federal government's attempts to end the import, manufacture, sale, and use of illegal drugs. It's a colloquial term that does not refer in any meaningful way to a specific policy or objective, but rather to a series of antidrug initiatives that are vaguely directed towards the common goal of ending drug abuse.
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan's key opium producing region has declined 40% over the past four years as coalition and government forces have secured key towns and villages and the Afghan government has ramped up eradication.
This year farmers grew poppy on about 143,000 acres in Helmand province, down from its peak of nearly 256,000 acres in 2008, according to Regional Command Southwest.
Today, morphine and codeine are common alkaloids found in several poppy varieties, and are important drugs for much of the world. Australia, Turkey and India are the most important producers of poppy for medicinal use, while the USA, the UK, France, Australia and Hungary are the largest processors
Originally posted by watchitburn
reply to post by Nucleardiver
And how exactly does spending 10 years in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban serve the American people?
It was Al-Qaeda,an organization started, trained and funded by the CIA that attacked the WTC not the Taliban.
Why after 10 years is 90% of the worlds heroin still produced from Afghan Poppy plants?
Sorry friend, but our brothers have been dying for no reason.