then finally, aid cited a 1986 act of congress, a the bumpers amendment, sponsored by senator dale bumpers of arkansas, that is a protectionist act that bars u.s. taxpayer money from helping another country's cotton industry. the white house could have got an waiver to help afghanistan but nobody wanted to pick the fight. so here you have the most, in my view, most effective competitor -- to poppyut there that a team of agriculture experts thought was the right thing, the afghans wanted, and we just didn't do it. it was simply galling to me. >> host: you know, i think it -- there will be a mic floating around, but toward the end of "little america" one line stands out, and i think looking ahead: for years we talked below the limitations of the afghans we should have focused on ours. so are there any questions? >> guest: there are two microphones on the side. if you can go to the microphones so they can pick it up on tv. >> host: why am i not surprises there are questions. >> went to a lecture one evening by allison mccoy that traced the heroin interdiction of southeast asia and then the he