Mexico, Colombia, and Why Afghanistan Should Follow Their Lead Dealing With Drugs

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Man if you thin kmexico is a success you should have been in my truck in Sonoyta on Nov.31st as the narcos fired automatic weapons in the center of sonoyta killing the head of the AFI ,2 local cops and a waitress. 5000 dead last year.You free market shitheads should know the only way to stop this is to legalize all drugs.

Jerry of AZ 10:17AM January 19, 2009

As long as the demand is high here in the US, the drugs will keep coming. Prohibition failed, and the drug war is failing just as miserably. As a sober member of AA, I see the addicts and alcoholics using the same 12 steps to overcome addiction. Alcohol is no better of a chioce and neither are cigarettes, than the highly illegal hard drugs. Both are legal. The illegality of drugs is the reason for the killing. The drug lords will get their drugs where the demand is high, at any cost,just like the man at the liquor store sells his booze and cigarettes. No killing , because they're legal.

Ben of TX 9:50AM October 02, 2008

Eliminate the demand and the supply will dry up on it's own.
Try with all resources possible and you will fail miserably as long as there is demand.
Not all demand can be eliminated, but the bulk of resources would be better spent in trying to eliminate demand and reducing it significantly--and then supply will trickle to barely enough to supply the continuing demand as profitability will be severely curtailed.
In places like Afganistan and Columbia drugs are a major source of their economy. They will continue to push sales all possible as long as there are willing buyers.
And sadly, U.S. children are a major market.

HillbillyBill of TN 3:46PM September 25, 2008