To: Hugin
It was Reagan who got the War on Drugs started ... BS. I was a teenager in the '70's, and the "War on Drugs" was going strong.
28 posted on
02/17/2013 12:04:04 PM PST by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: Cyber Liberty
You are correct—to a point. Nixon originally coined the term “War on Drugs” and created the DEA, but his efforts were mostly aimed at border enforcement and foreign suppliers. It was Reagan who created a cabinet level “drug czar”, and brought in asset forfiture, enhanced mandatory penealties for minor offences within states, etc.
156 posted on
02/18/2013 9:36:17 AM PST by
Hugin
("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
To: Cyber Liberty
I bought a huge stack of OLD NY newspapers at a yard sale at least 15 years ago, and they ALL had stories of the War on Drugs-—they dated mostly from 1912.
160 posted on
02/21/2013 4:41:21 PM PST by
supremedoctrine
("What thou lovest well , remains. The rest is dross"---Ezra pound)
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