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Compare it to the money US spent on Afghanistan invasion and the explosion in opium production there. Where do you think the production goes and who is running
by flatfilefan 9y ago
Compare it to the money US spent on Afghanistan invasion and the explosion in opium production there. Where do you think the production goes and who is running the operations? Wouldn't it be fair to divert part of those budgets to help civilians in US to cope with the results?
The bitter thing is that even Trump will boost military budgets, not much change here from the previous regime.
- extra88 9y agoI agree about the costs of war (though I think Iraq was a war of choice, to the detriment of the campaign in Afghanistan) but "nearly all of the heroin available in the United States comes from Mexico and South America." [0] This problem was also started with prescription meds, due to deception by pharma companies and lack of attention and mismanagement by the medical professions and government. This sheriff is an asshole. He says he doesn't want his deputies carrying Narcan playing paramedic, does he also not want them trained in administering CPR or basic first aid? [0] http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/13/donald-trump/trump-right-heroin-coming-through-southern-border/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/...