VIAGRA Diplomacy - or How a Little Blue Pill is Helping Us Win the War 

Afghanistan has been at war in form or another for centuries earning Afghani warriors worldwide respect. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan has suffered continuous and brutal civil war, culminating in 1979 with the Soviet invasion and more recently, the United States in 2001.

These “super powers”, with their 21^st century arsenals have been beaten down by the Afghanis using mostly hand-me-down weapons leaving their attackers frustrated and puzzled.

Until the CIA came up with a better idea! Here’s the story……

The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a CIA officer, saw an opportunity, and reached into his bag for a small gift.

Four little blue pills more commonly known as Viagra.

"Take one of these. You'll love it," the officer said. Compliments of Uncle Sam.

In their efforts to win over notoriously fickle warlords and chieftains, the officials say, the agency's operatives have used a variety of personal services including pharmaceutical enhancements for aging patriarchs with slumping libidos. Hence….Viagra!

The enticement worked. The officer, who described the encounter, returned four days later to an enthusiastic reception. The grinning chief offered up a bonanza of information about Taliban movements and supply routes -- followed by a request for more pills.

Remember, Afghan tribal leaders often had four wives -- the maximum number allowed by the Koran -- and aging village patriarchs were easily sold on the utility of a pill that could "put them back in an authoritative position."

Four days later, when the Americans returned, the gift had worked its magic, the operative recalled.

"He came up to us beaming," the official said. "He said, 'You are a great man.' "

"And after that we could do whatever we wanted in his area."

The success of Viagra as a tool for espianoge proves that a “stiff dick” is one of the most powerful weapons in the world.