Hijinx
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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-us-is-now-hitting-the-taliban-way-it-hit-isis/article/2177007
I like it. Obama never really seemed too keen on destroying the Muslims terrorists, and not too keen on stopping drugs in America either.
Maybe this will serve a dual purpose.
The strategy that took down the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is now on full display in Afghanistan. U.S. Afghanistan commander Gen. John “Mick” Nicholson says that in the first “significant” use of expanded authorities he is now able to target the source of the Taliban’s power: Its estimated $200 million annual income from opium sales. Under President Barack Obama, U.S. commanders were barred from conducting offensive airstrikes against the Taliban. Airstrikes had to be defensive and conducted in proximity to Afghan forces on the ground. Under President Trump’s new strategy, the U.S. is free to seek and destroy the drug labs that are the lifeblood of the Taliban, in the same way the U.S. targeted oil trucks, refineries and cash storage that provided a steady stream of revenue for ISIS fighters in Iraq and Syria.
I like it. Obama never really seemed too keen on destroying the Muslims terrorists, and not too keen on stopping drugs in America either.
Maybe this will serve a dual purpose.