Imperialism and illicit drugs commonly go together. However, with Taliban opium eradication efforts in full effect, heroin is in short supply, and experts fear that a new fentanyl crisis could be brewing in the US.
  • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
    74·
    1 year ago

    person replies back with factual evidence contradicting your personal beliefs in a foreign war, “lmao, so?”

    you mean an Association Fallacy that fails to prove their claims? US Maries also peed while they were there. That doesn’t prove it’s why they were there.

    • Cataphract@lemmy.ko4abp.comEnglish
      77·
      1 year ago

      You:

      the US didn’t give a shit about it at all

      Response:

      the United States spent more than $9 billion on a dizzying array of programs to deter Afghanistan from supplying the world with heroin

      You:

      lmao, so?

      That doesn’t prove it’s why they were there.

      Now the goal post has been moved to WhY?!? were we there? Throw up some more pretty images to explain the situation please.

      • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
        83·
        1 year ago

        Now the goal post has been moved to WhY

        wow, that’s quite the pretzel you’d twisted yourself into trying score some imaginary “point”.

        The “goal post” was always the “why” and it was never to eradicate opium. Every source, every article linked here bears that out. all that’s ben proven here is:

        the US didn’t give a shit about it at all

        ya got me there. they did care. still doesn’t prove that it’s why the US was there, and, in fact, several of the linked sources directly state to the contrary against claims that it was.

        try not to hurt yourself with more of those mental gymnastics. it’s hilarious to watch

        edit: ya know, you probably wouldn’t be so outraged and angry all the time if you didn’t constant make stuff up to be outraged and angry about.