What do you think about the Talibans no-smoking policy?

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/12/10/news/nation/16_45_1812_9_06.txt

<snip>Other rules appear focused on not having ordinary Afghans turn against the Taliban. Rule No. 16 says it is "strictly forbidden" to search houses or confiscate weapons without a commander's permission. No. 17 says militants have no right to confiscate money or possessions from civilians.

No. 18 says fighters "should refrain from smoking cigarettes."

Rule 19 says that mujahedeen may not take young boys without facial hair onto the battlefield -- or into their private quarters, an attempt to stamp out the sexual abuse of young boys, a problem that is widely known in southern Afghanistan but seldom discussed.

[L A Woman]

1. everyone should refrain from smoking cigarettes...

taliban or otherwise.

If this is a "reductio ad talibanium" argument meant to suggest that people who are in favor of laws that restrict smoking are on par with the Taliban, I'm not biting. :-)

[enid602]

4. LA Woman

"Her golden hills are burning, her hair it is afire; if I said I never loved you, you know I'd be a liar." One of my favorite songs; hope I didn't misquote too badly.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. How about Castro's "give medicine to sick people" policy?

[MrCoffee]

3. i have no opinion whatsoever about it.

but i'll willingly share that.

[Joanne98]

5. I think the tobacco companies will hate it.

[wuushew]

6. Tobacco was unknown to Mohammad

to not smoke is to more closely follow his personal habits

[zreosumgame]

7. looks like they may need #19 in our Congress...