Comments on: FACING THE WRITING ON THE WALL IN KABUL http://ericmargolis.com/2012/05/facing-the-writing-on-the-wall-in-kabul/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:33:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sir James http://ericmargolis.com/2012/05/facing-the-writing-on-the-wall-in-kabul/#comment-820 Sir James Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:00:51 +0000 http://ericmargolis.com/?p=497#comment-820 It's well known that Afghanistan was covered with Poppy Fields. What good are they? Well, from poppies comes opium, and American Big Bad Drug Dealers, who have "allies" in Congress, need Opium to make Heroin to sell to America's School Kids, etc. BUT! Those evil Taliban guys seem to have thought that Opium for School Kids was poor Gov't Policy, so began to burn the Poppy fields. This cut into the profits of America's Criminals and their "friends" in Congress, so let's send a bunch of American Troops, to die giving us back our Poppy Fields! AMERICA GOES TO WAR FOR PROFIT!! PS: Iraq has OIL! What a surprise! It’s well known that Afghanistan was covered with Poppy Fields. What good are they? Well, from poppies comes opium, and American Big Bad Drug Dealers, who have “allies” in Congress, need Opium to make Heroin to sell to America’s School Kids, etc. BUT! Those evil Taliban guys seem to have thought that Opium for School Kids was poor Gov’t Policy, so began to burn the Poppy fields. This cut into the profits of America’s Criminals and their “friends” in Congress, so let’s send a bunch of American Troops, to die giving us back our Poppy Fields! AMERICA GOES TO WAR FOR PROFIT!!

PS: Iraq has OIL! What a surprise!

]]> By: jasann http://ericmargolis.com/2012/05/facing-the-writing-on-the-wall-in-kabul/#comment-358 jasann Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:29:55 +0000 http://ericmargolis.com/?p=497#comment-358 I like the way you tawk! I like the way you tawk!

]]> By: Pan http://ericmargolis.com/2012/05/facing-the-writing-on-the-wall-in-kabul/#comment-312 Pan Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:16:18 +0000 http://ericmargolis.com/?p=497#comment-312 The Elphinstone debacle of 1839-42, or thereabouts involved about 4500 soldiers, some British and others Indian, as well as 690 Europeans,and about 12,000 women and children, most of whom were massacerd as they attempted to retreat to India. By 1879-42, Lord Roberts, "King of Cabul", restored British honour by defeating the Afghans, and signing the Treaty of Gandaruk. The 1839-42 mess was moreso a defeat for the East India Company than for Britain itself. The Elphinstone debacle of 1839-42, or thereabouts involved about 4500 soldiers, some British and others Indian, as well as 690 Europeans,and about 12,000 women and children, most of whom were massacerd as they attempted to retreat to India.
By 1879-42, Lord Roberts, “King of Cabul”, restored British honour by defeating the Afghans, and signing the Treaty of Gandaruk.
The 1839-42 mess was moreso a defeat for the East India Company than for Britain itself.

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