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UN Seeks to Ratchet Up War on Drugs in Africa

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Tue Dec 08, 2009 at 07:15:48 PM EST
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The U.N. says drugs are fueling terrorism in Africa. Maybe we'll send troops there too? But wait, it's not just Africa:

For his part, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said drug trafficking was also affecting peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan, Haiti, Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere.

Maybe we'll send troops everywhere. Or, maybe we could give legalization another look.

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    Arm everyone! (none / 0) (#1)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Dec 08, 2009 at 07:46:16 PM EST
    That's the ticket.  Heaven forbid we address things that might be at the root of the problem in places like Haiti--like crushing poverty and hunger.  

    Maybe we can let the U.N. handle (none / 0) (#3)
    by ruffian on Tue Dec 08, 2009 at 08:31:47 PM EST
    this one special project. Kinda busy.