One more time

I have been reading some news about Afghanistan recently and it continues to be a rehash of everything that happened while the Russians were occupying the country. Déjà vu all over again. Once more Afghanistan provides 9/10ths of the world’s supply of heroin. Probably because an Afghan farmer can make 9 times more money per acre when selling opium than when selling wheat. Because of US price protection and tariffs, the Afghan farmer can’t compete in the world market for commodities like corn, cotton or other grains.