Originally Posted by ORAC
The casualty count could have been higher
if the settlement's men had not left earlier to work at a farm picking opium poppies, Bibi said.
The bureau has been helping Afghan authorities
conduct opium eradication campaigns across southern Afghanistan.
Thought 1 - ("Knee-jerk")ironic that it was at
the wrong time - otherwise it might have served the intended purpose better
Thought 2 - of course, sadness that 2 people died trying to fight the drugs problem. RIP, God Bless You. It's going to be a hard fight in that area, where the poor farmers have to be "diverted" from the (relatively) high income from the poppy