Sanctuary (or perhaps just area) denial operations at the Afghanistan village level

[JMA]

JMA,

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The plain crazy lack of a coherent drugs policy for the UK in Afghanistan has appeared before in different threads, notably this thread: http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=1234; on US policy others can comment and we did have a regular poster who was "hands on" 120mm. Check his posts for his viewpoint.

In virtually all UK media reporting poppy cultivation rarely is mentioned, let alone footage of soldiers walking through fields of poppies. I knew there was an exception and hours later found it, Mark Urban from the BBC; a photo only of UK soldiers beside a poppy field:http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight...been_told.html

There is a need to put the finger on the button here.

It is common knowledge that drug money can corrupt anyone if the quantity is right. This surely applies to the US and British military as well? Is counter-intelligence keeping and eye on the generals?