On the issue of Afghanistan...
The people of Afghanistan need to grow cotton, and then they can make garments and stuff out of the cotton to export. The people of Afghanistan watched the success of Egypt with Egyptian Cotton, and the people of Afghanistan want to grow cotton. We need to help the people of Afghanistan to get business loans, etc, so that they can get the equipment, and seeds, etc, that they need to grow and produce cotton and cotton garments. The women of Afghanistan can be given business loans right along with the men, and they can all grow cotton, etc. We need to help the people of Afghanistan to escape poverty, and we need to help to get them on a peaceful path to honest work and honest business.
Salute,
Tony V.