>>>We aren't in Portugal. The US is a different animal from Europe. We've never really had a war on drugs. However, if they make me king, I will defoliate half of South America, and many countries in the poppy belt. Then we will protect the borders, lower taxes, cut government red tape, etc, etc, etc....
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>>Things likes this is part of why I dislike US and some Americans. What about you mind your own business and let other countries do whatever they want? Keep your morals within your borders and do not blame producers for the sins, real or perceived, of the clients in your country. Why would be an US issue if some country decides to legalize cocaine so they can sell it to another country that has legalized its use? Protect the borders all you want, it is your right, but once outside those borders what other countries do is none of your business.
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>When other countries are exporting death and destruction to our country, they should become the focus of the US, like those countries in the middle east that fostered terrorism. Cocaine, heroin, and all those other drugs are a cancer to our country. If we had leaders, they would have removed the threats a long time ago.

The thing that makes "war on terrorism" a misnomer is that it isn't state sponsored. Although some countries like Iran and Pakistan have aided and abetted them, Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups are rogue organizations. It isn't like the old days when we could consider ourselves at war with Germany or the USSR.