What's the holdup on the Afghan Adjustment Act?
by Kali4niaND (2024-01-30 12:03:20)

In reply to: On Sunday, I drove over to the CSU campus  posted by BeijingIrish

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It seems that its passage is required to fully accommodate the needs of the Afghan immigrants.

I guess there is opposition
by BeijingIrish  (2024-01-30 14:25:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

on the part of certain legislators, namely, that intellectual powerhouse Chuck Grassley from Iowa. With the exception of IAND75, most Iowans couldn't find Afghanistan on a map.

Actually, there might be a few Iowans who know where it is. Or even Iowans who have visited the country. The USG has long been troubled by Afghanistan's role in the production chain of heroin and other opioids. It's a supply problem, you see. For years USAID's ag section has attempted to convince Afghan farmers to grow corn instead of poppy. There is no market for corn because it does not feature in the Afghan diet. But so what? Even though we're talking about a choice between starvation and feeding one's family, you should grow corn. You can imagine what success this visionary project has enjoyed. Nation building.
My son deployed there twice, so I can find it on a map.
by IAND75  (2024-01-30 15:18:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

And I agree about the mental giant that represents the state. He should have retired to his farm a long time ago.

I hope that the Ukrainian s aren’t the next to suffer our abandonment.