US moving away from Afghan drug eradication

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 4,000 U.S. Marines now pushing deep into Taliban-controlled tracts as part of an expanded war in southern Afghanistan are setting up fire bases amid some of the most productive poppy fields in the world's opium-producing capital....

By ANNE GEARAN

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Damn glad to hear it!

God... the war on drugs is such a waste of money.

 

Yup. Legalize it and slap a hefty tax on it. Everyone wins.

Prostitution, too.

 

Imagine that. The meth whore wants drugs and prostitution legalized.

 

Well......DUH!

Aren't I entitled to a decent benefits package and 401 K options?