Pubdate: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 Source: Beckley Register-Herald (WV) Copyright: 2001 The Register-Herald Contact: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd86 Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1441 Author: Paul W. Le Blanc SOLUTION TO ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING For an entire generation, Americans have been on the armed defensive against intercontinental ballistic missile attacks with armament comparable, or superior, to that of the enemy. Coincidentally, our nation and the North American continent have been unable to successfully cope with an open, relentless attack by intercontinental drug traffickers. If we were willing to deter attack by matching threat with a counter-threat, why are we acting nearly helpless when faced with the utter destruction of our civilization by illegal drug trafficking? What options do we have to cope with this devastating attack on our lives? What should be the nature of our counterattack once we admit our defensive strategy is a lethal joke? One suggestion is the USA should pay producers for not growing. It would be cheaper than interdiction, neighborhood policing, incarceration, education and rehabilitation. Paul W. Le Blanc, Fairdale - --- MAP posted-by: Jackl