Insanity
Michael F. Walther, Lieutenant Colonel / War College, U. S. Army / Institute, Strategic Studies
In the 4 decades since President Richard Nixon first declared war on drugs, the U.S. counterdrug strategy has remained virtually unchanged-favoring supply-reduction, law enforcement, and criminal sanctions over demand reduction, treatment, a d education. While the annual counterdrug budget has ballooned from $100 million to $25 billion, the availability of most illicit drugs remains at an all-time high. The human cost is staggering nearly 40, ...