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Let's get in on the ground, there's a lot of money to be made in the future of libya. a lot of oil to be produced. let's get on the ground and help the libyan people establish a democracy and a functioning economy. >> yeah, let's rebuild another country. because you know what? $2 billion a week in afghanis n afghanistan, it's just not enough. let's spend $2 billion in libya. let's spend $2 billion -- because, you know, it's kind of like the '50s. we're so flush with money. seriously -- >> we're running out -- >> we're running massive surpluses. if we don't waste our money trying to rebuild oth...

You better be very much an iraqi, you better be very much supporting what your voters want. and the voters if iraq were made pretty clear they want to see more jobs, they want to see a better functioning economy. and i must say, iraqis of all stripes, whether they're shia or sunni or kurds, they want to see a strong and democratic iraq. so i would not put an overt -- put too much emphasis on the iran issue. i think, really, internal events in iraq is what drives this country. >> well, sir, we know you're a diplomat, but i'll ask you a question that might require you to be undiplomatic. but loo...

There and try to get control of the opium business, which is a lot of the opium -- or poppy that is grown in that region and processed in that region, it's not just the taliban supported by that business, to tony's point, the government of afghanistan is supported by that. what recourse do you have if you're going to blow out the poppy fields in that country? where does it leave them? economically? >> there's no other industry in afghanistan. there's absolutely nothing. this is the only industry they have. in terms of actual established value chain from buying fertilizer all the way up to the ...

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