THE WAR ON DRUGS-FAILURE OR MISGUIDED EFFORT? by R.Marcus Gaudry August 14, 2009 Often, we hear or read the term "The War on Drugs". I wonder how many of us actually take the time to consider what this term means, where it came from, what kind of significance this war has in our culture today, what kind of strategy has been applied to this war, or how effective, if at all, this strategy has been to date. Generally, when we think of a war, we think of two or more opposing forces engaged in prolonged battle, and often in terms of "us" versus "them". In these terms, "them" are generally known to "us" as "the enemy". In the most common context, based on historical experience, this is a matter of one nation or group of nations in opposition to another. Another example may be one group of people against another. In either model, there are clearly identifiable entities engaged in conflict. So who is the "enemy" in the ...
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