War on Drugs
Jorge Castaneda sums up many great reasons for ending the war on drugs (Commentary, Sept. 2), but he’s wrong in one statement he makes, calling the drug war “this absurd war no one really wants to wage.”
For the drug kingpins, Latin American politicos, prison construction companies, CIA covert operations funding and the beer and liquor industries this is no absurd war. Keeping the war on drugs alive is an essential business survival strategy. But, let’s talk about the moral threat to society.
MARC SADOFF
Pacific Palisades
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