I would argue that we haven't started fighting it here. See my post #9. There is no real committment from the U.S. Government for winning the War on Drugs. If there was, it would have been over in 1992.
We haven't won the "war on drugs" because it isn't a "war." There is no end to it. There is no point at some future date that all drugs will vanish and all the users and dealers will surrender.
That does not mean that we should stop enforcing the laws. The "war" is actually an on-going struggle against one of society's worst sicknesses.
I don't disagree. The problem is, if people want to do something, they are going to do it. This applies to drugs. When there are people out there who want to use drugs, it creates demand, and we both know if there is demand there WILL be a willing supplier for that demand somewhere. There is no stopping it, the only thing the government can do is hope to slow it down and make it more difficult, but the end result will be the same.
Why would they want to win a war that's making everyone rich?