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1 US CA: PUB LTE: War On DrugsSun, 16 Jul 2000
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Briskin, Ilene Area:California Lines:32 Added:07/16/2000

Re "Coming to a Theater . . . ," editorial, July 12: Will our exorbitantly expensive, counterproductive war on drugs never end? Will there ever exist any politician possessing the ethics, conscience and courage to proclaim it for what it is--a political soapbox?

Our noble "drug czar," Barry McCaffrey, continues to concoct ever-more-asinine schemes. Also not acknowledged: This interminable, unwinnable war strengthens that which it seeks to destroy. The endless preaching and sloganeering serve to generate desire for that which is forbidden, creating an "us against them" camaraderie, especially among the disenfranchised. Legalization plus readily available treatment are the humane and only options. The astronomical policing, judicial and penal costs of our futile war have been well documented, as has the horrific toll of lives destroyed or lost.

Beverly Hills

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