Condemning the Bush Administration for Failure to Stop the Growth of Opium in Afghanistan

The following resolution was adopted by the DNC Resolutions Committee at its meeting on February 1, 2007, in conjunction with the meetings of the Democratic National Committee, February 1-3, 2007.

Submitted by:
Steven J. Ybarra, California
Terry Lierman, Chair, Maryland

Resolution Condemning the Bush Administration for Failure to Stop the Growth of Opium in Afghanistan

WHEREAS, Afghanistan has again, since the United States invasion, become a major exporter of opium to the world; and

WHEREAS, the Bush administration has failed miserably to deal with the issue of opium export;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Democratic National Committee condemns the Bush Administration’s failed policies in Afghanistan that have led to that country again becoming a leading exporter of opium.