Dealing with the Alternatives

I like how this sounds:

The State Department says it is unsatisfied with results of counter narcotics efforts by the Afghanistan government.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday, said the United States was currently reviewing alternatives to eliminating narcotics from Afghanistan.

"Our goal is to help the Afghan government improve the quality of life for its people by extending security, providing good governance and opening up new economic opportunity," Rice said.

We'll see if there's more than just talk, but it's good to see the State Department still appearing tethered to the reality-based community.