War On Drugs

"The term was first used by President Richard Nixon in 1971, and his choice of words was probably based on the War on Poverty, announced by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964." - from Wikipedia.

It looks like we are finally getting what we asked for: a real war. 6,000 people were killed last year in Mexico in this war. More people are dying in Tijuana in the drug war than in Baghdad. Mexico City is now the kidnap capital of the world, and number two is, are you ready for this? Phoenix, as in Arizona, with over 350 kidnappings last year.

Problem is that it may be too late to do anything substantial about it. There are too many people with a vested interest in keeping drugs illegal. Too many people making too much money, too many careers and too many bureaucracies dependent on fighting this war. Low Intensity Conflict is coming to America. Keep your head down.

A post by Tam got me started on this. Previous post (of mine) on this subject: What if drugs were legal?