Who's winning the War on Drugs?
83072
The stoners are winning.
976234
There has never been a war on drugs because to many people in positions of power are making money at the expense of the people that demand them. Humans are very weak willed.\nWith our technology we could fly over and chemically eradicate any vegetation we choose. But we choose not too. We could spray it, kill it and sterilize the soil so nothing would grow for years to come. We could be in and out before they knew what hit them. Within days the plants would wither up and die and the ground would turn to dust. We just need the right person to say "Do it" and the natural drugs would be gone. But then you would have to deal with the synthetic drugs.
884241
No, all of the outstanding election results have been determined. All of them. Nevada voted yes on a ban on pot.
673804
Legalize/tax/regulate recreational drugs..pulls the profits out of the hands of the cartels, taxes pay for rehab and education, no more turf wars over who can sling rocks on a street corner.
263962
NONE, THERE IS NOT WINNER IN ANY WAR JUST LOSERS!!!!
563610
The war on drugs is a waste of time and money. It hasn't had any impact on the use of drugs in our country. We could easily use those resources on something more useful. You don't even hear anything about the so called war on drugs anymore because it has become an embarrassment.\n\nCheers :)
931555
Their drugs,alcohol and food stamps.
807247
The war on drugs has done nothing except create the black market for drugs, imprisoned many people that have not done any harm to any one and wasted billions and billions of tax dollars.\n\nThis black market is extremely profitable and as such enables criminals to buy assault weapons that they use to "defend" their market zone from competitors. This is where drive by shootings come in and where the little kids are getting shot in the crossfire.\n\nFor the police it is an excuse to violate the rights of anyone they suspect of possession or sale of drugs. If they turn out to be wrong, they just plant some drugs on you that they seized from their last bust.\n\nIf you want to reduce gang violence in the long run, legalize drugs, it eliminates the income source for them to finance their weapons supplies.\n\nIf you want to eliminate 30-40 billion dollars per year out of the budget, legalize drugs and dissolve the DEA, eliminate the need for our troops to be conducting operations in Columbia and elsewhere.\n\nIt cost the taxpayers a minimum of $30,000 per year to keep someone convicted of nothing more than possession or sale of a controlled substance locked up in prison. These people have not committed a violent offense and have harmed no one.\n\nEnd the insanity of drug prohibition.
1039268
It is obvious the United States is winning, but the problem is that doesn't suit the leftist (Democrats) in this country.  They want to scare the American public into thinking we are losing and bring up ever road side bomb as evidence.  \n\nWhen was the last time you heard of a terrorist training camp?  Yeah they don't have those any more.  \n\nWhen was the last time the "insurgents" occupied any territory.  The answe is Falluja last year and they held it for less then 2 weeks when we went in and took it back.  \n\nWhen was the last time they hit America?  9/11 and none since then.  \n\nYes we are winning.  It just doesn't fit into the political scheme of the media or the left to say so.
504678
umm because the original crimanals in the war drugs is the usa itself. We made the drugs in labs. Grew them in south america, let them through our borders, then we had to get mroe poilice and jails to fight this problem that we started. What better way to fight a war, when your on both sides of the table.
43359
No, we aren't winning.  For every ton of drugs they stop 10 more tons get it.  For every dealer they take off the street there are 10 more willing to take his place.  There is too much money to be made in the drug trade for it to ever be gone.  It's a waste of money and resources that could be better used elsewhere and figure out a better way to deal with it.
25766
The war on drugs is nowhere near over.  I was watching on the news a while back that after the tougher laws passed in Iowa reguarding the sales of certain ingredients in meth, that meth lab siezures had gone down a dramatic amount.  However, I still see people using every bit as much as before.  In my opinion, the law enforcement officials have not been working hard enough, and therefore cite the new law for less busts being made.
708531
The Plutocrats are wining.\n\nGo big Red Go
75252
Libertarians are to the right when it comes to economics.  When it concerns social issues, usually they are to the left.  They are always taking heat for their drug legalization stance, which I think is a great idea.  It would significantly reduce crime if these substances were to be legalized.  The Netherlands did it, and it has worked out wonderfully for them.
94498
George Bush would win. Go Texas!
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http://www.house.gov/mccaul/pdf/Investigaions-Border-Report.pdf\n\nHomeland Security Report - Page 7:\n\nIn 2005 the government estimates the following crossed our Southern Boarder:\n\n5.6 to 11.2 million pounds of cocaine.\n\n34.3 to 68.6 million pound of marijuana.\n\n*********************************\n\nFederal Drug "Seizures" on our  Southern Boarder in Fiscal Year 2005:\n\n1,129,275 pounds of cocaine.\n6,866,465 pounds of marijuana\n     16,790 pounds of methamphetamine.\n\n\nAccording to the National Drug Intelligence Center, THE cartels are “the predominant smugglers, transporters, and wholesale distributors of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and heroin in the United States” and “are expanding their control over the distribution of these drugs in areas long controlled by Colombian and Dominican criminal groups, including areas of New York and Florida.”
210061
Subtle. Let me guess. President Bush, Republican Party. Dems win the next election! Don't bet on it!