It doesn't sound like the end to me, but more like a change in the title and tactics. They still plan to spend tax dollars on rehab and prevention. It sounds more like a PR move than an actual victory for us. There ultimate goals don't seem to have changed one bit.
JaggedEdge Reviewed by JaggedEdge on . War on drugs is over. What's next? SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CNN) -- As the health care debate captivated America, a white flag was quietly raised along the violence-torn U.S.-Mexico border. In case you missed it, it was our nation's surrender in the war on drugs. Addressing the sixth annual Border Security Conference in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, the director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, R. Gil Kerlikowske, said this administration's drug strategy will not be a war because a war limits what can be done. Rating: 5