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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan somebody please explain to me why
the hell NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and other governors went to Afghanistan?
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Can somebody please explain to me why (Original Post)
choie
Sep 2014
OP
Cripes, I couldn't believe we were STILL sending national guard units over there...
Brother Buzz
Sep 2014
#5
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. national guard units
choie
(4,107 posts)3. Please explain
N/t
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)6. It's not unusual for governors to visit their states' deployed units
Not that it serves any practical purpose per se, but neither do a lot of things dome by politicians.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)7. Governors (and even the mayor of DC) often visit deployed NG units
It's the same theory as a Congressional Delegation; as Governors they have a right to direct information about what is happening to the units under their command.
Brother Buzz
(36,361 posts)5. Cripes, I couldn't believe we were STILL sending national guard units over there...
but with a little Goggling, I discovered we are.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)8. The Guard and Reserve now bear an unusual portion of the deployment schedule
Mostly because Guard and Reserve units, by the nature of their training, are very very good at building up and tearing down stuff quite quickly.
DreamGypsy
(2,252 posts)2. poppies? opium?
As US draws down, Afghan opium production thrives
This years bumper crop, after the U.S. has spent $7.5 billion trying to eradicate opium in Afghanistan, represents one of the most tangible and visible failures as the American-led military force prepares to withdraw by the end of this year. And with Afghanistans emerging anti-narcotics forces vastly outnumbered both by Taliban brokers and corrupt officials involved in the trade, the opium trade likely will only grow.
The 2014 harvest is expected to match or even exceed last years record. In coming years, opium will grab an even larger share of Afghanistans already troubled economy, as money from U.S. military contracts and aid work dries up. The U.N. estimates that some 200,000 families in Afghanistan are involved in opium production already and that the country has some 1 million addicts.
The 2014 harvest is expected to match or even exceed last years record. In coming years, opium will grab an even larger share of Afghanistans already troubled economy, as money from U.S. military contracts and aid work dries up. The U.N. estimates that some 200,000 families in Afghanistan are involved in opium production already and that the country has some 1 million addicts.
valerief
(53,235 posts)4. Planning next year's War For Drugs, I mean, War "On" Drugs. nt
Gothmog
(144,870 posts)9. Good question
This trip does not sound like its a good idea