CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of extra Marines pouring into Afghanistan’s opium-growing heartland will go after those who process drugs but not those who grow the crop, the commander of U.S. Marines in the area said.
This is a nation-building opportunity if ever was one. Let the Marines drive out the Taliban, but make sure we give farmers safe alternatives to growing poppies. Show a man an ethical way to support his family, more often than not he’ll take it. Emphasis mine.
