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To sum up my thoughts in general, I don't want the government interfering with how citizens behave until their behavior destructively interrupts my life. "Your rights end where mine begin." In the same, but opposite respect, I don't believe the government should encourage or subsidize dependent behavior on ANYTHING whether it be welfare or drugs.

As for the "War on Drugs?" To be effective, we would have to raid several countries if we wanted to curb the drug problem in the US. It would be far easier than curbing terrorism. Since Drugs are about supply and demand and personal choice, we can hardly justify our invading south America to kill and destroy drug cartels. Terrorism on the other hand is the imposition of violence on innocents. It is a cause more worthy. I don't believe the answer to curbing illicit use of narcotics is to give up and make it legal. It is a cop-out.

As for the "War on Drugs?" To be effective, we would have to raid several countries if we wanted to curb the drug problem in the US. [...] Since Drugs are about supply and demand and personal choice, we can hardly justify our invading south America to kill and destroy drug cartels. [...] I don't believe the answer to curbing illicit use of narcotics is to give up and make it legal.

Since you (rightly) rule out what you say is the only effective course, what is the alternative to continuing to futilely spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars every year (and directing inflated profits into criminal and terrorist hands)?