Karzai thinks the world OWES an "alternative livelihood to Afghan people?"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7951028/



Karzai began a four-day U.S. visit on Sunday by sharply denying a reported State Department cable that said he has not worked strongly enough to curtail production of opium, the raw material for heroin.

“We are going to have probably all over the country at least 30 percent poppies reduced,” Karzai said on CNN’s “Late Edition.” “So we have done our job. The Afghan people have done our job.

“Now the international community must come and provide alternative livelihood to the Afghan people, which they have not done so far. Let us stop this blame,” he added.

Production of opium has soared since the fall of the repressive Taliban government in 2001, leading to warnings that the former al-Qaida haven is fast turning into a “narco-state” despite the presence of more than 20,000 foreign troops.

[Don Claybrook]

1. We only OWE Afghanistan something

if we want to eradicate their #1 source of income. I guess the question becomes, do you want Afghani heroin available worldwide or not?

Of course, this is all a moot point since Bush will never allow poppy production to cease.

[otohara]

2. It's Okay to Demolish Countries

but fixing them up isn't afterwards is up to them? Nice!

[donsu]

3. the world doesn't owe them, america owes them restitution

and we should get out of their country now

[bobthedrummer]

4. My .02-Karzai is a Dyn Corp stooge and Afghanistan a Dyn Corp

narco-state based on opium production.

They are still denying women's rights over there and even killing musicians-a legacy of the Taliban.

The Uzbek warlord, General Dostum, is still up to no good with lots of support.

But Karzai is owned by Dyn Corp.

Dyn Corp articles
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=18