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US law enforcement role in Mexico drug war surges
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42168981/ns/world_news-americas/...
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Yuk. Yuk. Yuk.
Funny that I linked that same article to a post over on Ron's site.
Great minds think alike???  
In my opinion, this article is less news and more like a status report.
And, as noted elsewhere, there is a poster on this page that makes a good point when they ask why it is that it is only the governments that do not
understand that the war on drugs is unwinnable.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
And, as noted elsewhere, there is a poster on this page that makes a good point when they ask why it is that it is only the governments that do not
understand that the war on drugs is unwinnable. |
Not only that, but in Mexico the war on drugs has morphed into a war for power....government power. I think this issue is avoided because, somewhere
along the line, the turmoil would have to be called what it really is....an insurgency and we don't want no stinkin insurgencies in our hemisphere.
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The war on drugs north or south of the border is a joke, but not a funny one.
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On a certain level, insurgencies, or the perceived threat thereof, provide a diversion from what is really happening. Anyone who would think that the
pusuit of power by the government, or maybe better said, by the shadow government of major corporate interests just might look to the erosion of
personal liberties in the US in the last decade.
Gawd! I almost seem to myself to be a total conspiracy whack job! But, I really fear that the vast majority of hard working people are systematically
being stripped of their place at the table.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I really fear that the vast majority of hard working people are systematically being stripped of their place at the table. |
They don't have time to lollygag at a table. They have to work more and build up their muscles.
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The war was lost years ago, there's to much money to be made.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
In my opinion, this article is less news and more like a status report. |
what else would you expect from MSNBC?
Bob Durrell
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Well, sure...
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
it is only the governments that do not understand that the war on drugs is unwinnable. |
If governments don't wanna fight then nothing is winnable.
Treat the truly addicted. Those that are untreatable either lock up or euthanize. Severely penalize recreational users. Legislate draconian penalties
for casual use. Enforce the laws uniformly...Rich and poor alike. Treat associating with or not informing on drug users as treason.
That is how governments win wars.
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A 1999 survey estimated that there are 14.8 million users of illicit drugs in the US, I sincerely doubt that the huge tax increases that would be
necessary to build enough prisons to lock up even a fraction of those would garner much public support seeing as how the federal government and most
states are already insolvent and are looking to cut law enforcement and corrections in an attempt to balance their budgets.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
In my opinion, this article is less news and more like a status report. |
what else would you expect from MSNBC? |
higher standards and better product than Fox
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That's not saying much.
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ok....i'm gonna come out here...i feel that the meth/crystal/coke drug trade is truly, truly taking us down...so...i would say FOCUS on these nasty
ass drugs and leave this impotent drug that grows in this country alone...just FOCUS on the drugs that are killing people and creating criminals
around this country....i think if after we do the math, it would shake out that the really, really desperate drug deals in this country are centered
around the aforementioned ones....i think we can do this and still stay somewhat sane.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
just FOCUS on the drugs that are killing people...
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You mean alcohol and cigarettes?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
..just FOCUS on the drugs that are killing people |
It would be in everybody's best interest if we openly supplied these. In time, there would be no more customers, nor problem. Why would this bother
anybody?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
ok....i'm gonna come out here...i feel that the meth/crystal/coke drug trade is truly, truly taking us down...so...i would say FOCUS on these nasty
burro drugs and leave this impotent drug that grows in this country alone...just FOCUS on the drugs that are killing people and creating criminals
around this country....i think if after we do the math, it would shake out that the really, really desperate drug deals in this country are centered
around the aforementioned ones....i think we can do this and still stay somewhat sane. |
agree 100% ...put the users, dealers and anyone else involved with these drugs in front of the wall and pull the trigger.
Even my late 95 y/o grandfather who was old school knows that marijuana is harmless, way more harmless than alcohol and cigarrettes which are legal
and overconsumed by many including our leaders.
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