Distracted by Iraq, the U.S. only belatedly began serious counter-narcotics and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
This has driven the United States to finance and train a new counter-narcotics battalion of the Colombian army.
In Thailand, for example, Obama plans to discuss U.S. cooperation a counter-narcotics issues, terrorism and some trade matters.
British and US counter-narcotics official argue, though, that there was never any chance of a quick replacement for opium.
The latest seizure is the third major counter-narcotics success for HMS Iron Duke off South America in recent months.
Yet it is precisely such achievements that produce the most scepticism about counter-narcotics.
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William Bach, a State Department counter-narcotics official, said drug trafficking "just doesn't seem to be the major resource for al-Qaeda".
The committee recommends that the United Nations and the NATO force in Afghanistan, ISAF, join with the Afghan government to take over counter-narcotics operations from Britain.
And we remain open to a dialogue with Venezuela on a range of issues of mutual understanding -- including counter-narcotics, counterterrorism and the commercial relationship between the countries, including energy.
"The U.K. has experienced mission creep from its initial goal of supporting the U.S. in countering international terrorism, far into the realms of counter-insurgency, counter-narcotics, protection of human rights and state building, " committee chairman Mike Gapes said.
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