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 onto alternative crops, a task impossible at present prices. They 
 would be less in need of Taliban protection from British troops and 
 the Taliban would have less money to splash on suicide bombers and 
 al-Qaida donations. Counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism would 
 describe a virtuous circle. 
  
 Tony Blair said he would not "walk away" from the opium issue. But he 
 is walking away. Lost in some Lawrence of Arabia fantasy, he is 
 walking the fields of Helmand when he should be patrolling the streets 
 of Glasgow. Offered a virtuous circle, he has opted for a vicious one. 
  
 ) Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006 
  
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