[DiogenesLamp]

I'm not trying to argue with you regarding illegal substances. I simply pointed to the hypocrisy, the failed war on drugs and the billions upon billions wasted with little return.

Firstly, the hypocrisy is irrelevant. There is a very strong national interest at stake in preventing runaway drug abuse as happened in China.

Secondly, you are badly misinformed as to what has actually been happening. The "War on Drugs" is not a war, it is a holding action. If it were a war, it would have wiped out drug suppliers years ago. It is an interdiction effort designed to hold the line as much as possible without upsetting the American people.

It is not a failure, it is actually a massive success. It is simply not allowed to be a complete success because nobody wants to unleash the forces on the drug suppliers that would end it with finality.

The normal progression of drugs in a society is a logistical growth curve. It takes effort to keep the drug menace from growing, and the efforts which have been expended have done exactly that.

Therefore it is not a failure, it is the best people can do without a strong resolve by the American people to eradicate the drug menace.

What a failed "war on drugs" looks like is China between 1840 and 1990. At least one hundred million people in China have died as a result of drugs shipped into that country. The availability of drugs is what collapsed their society and their Emperor form of government. (which had lasted 4,000 years prior to Opium shipped to them by the ton.)

Drugs nearly destroyed China, and they have only recently come back to what they would have been without hundreds of millions of their people addicted to opium.

[Antoninus]

What a failed "war on drugs" looks like is China between 1840 and 1990. At least one hundred million people in China have died as a result of drugs shipped into that country.

Your posts on here are outstanding. Do you have a source on that number of deaths? I'd love to be able to cite it when discussing this topic.

[servantboy777]

>>Secondly, you are badly misinformed as to what has actually been happening. The “War on Drugs” is not a war, it is a holding action. If it were a war, it would have wiped out drug suppliers years ago. It is an interdiction effort designed to hold the line as much as possible without upsetting the American people.<<

I'm a bit puzzled...hasn't the government labeled it a “War on Drugs”?

I tend to agree with you on the second point. If it were a true war on drugs, we would have had troops inside Messy-co by 15 miles. It could not have been nor will ever be a serious War on Drugs when the border remains wide open.

What should happen lickety split is all persons at the age of 18 should be drafted into military service unless unable physically. Those who cannot serve in the military should be drafted into a national service. Get these punks off the street, teach them how to become men/woman and take responsibility.

The end.