White House Czar Calls for End to â??War on Drugsâ??

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â??Regardless of how you try to explain to people itâ??s a â??war on drugsâ?? or a â??war on a product,â?? people see a war as a war on them,â?� he said. â??Weâ??re not at war with people in this country.â?�


James Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, the nationâ??s largest law-enforcement labor organization, said â??While I donâ??t necessarily disagree with Gilâ??s focus on treatment and demand reduction, I donâ??t want to see it at the expense of law enforcement. People need to understand that when they violate the law there are consequences.â?�

With 872,000 "casualties" of this war in 2007 alone, almost 90% for simple possession, how can you say it's not a war with people in this country? Let me assure you, this is a war against the people of this country, some of whom fought in real wars to protect our freedoms. At least Mr. Pasco admits, we're going to continue to arrest the people of this country who use marijuana.