Quote Originally Posted by rondog View Post
Treatment programs my ass. The only treatment programs those cartels need is some snoop-and-poop missions by US Spec Ops teams that sneak in around their bases and leave nothing but bodies and burning shit. A few operations like that might slow 'em down a little, maybe. The only thing that would really hurt them is the collapse of the Dollar.
It's not for treatment there- I was talking about the only real viable option if we did away with the drug war, treatment for addicts here instead of jail time. If we try to go after the root of the problem- the vast number of American users that the cartels rely on for profit- that might be a bit more effective than no-knock raids, paramilitary style operations, and people being incarcerated for non-violent crimes. Obviously the current way isn't working, considering most high schoolers these days say that it's easier to get a bag of coke than it is to get a 12-pack. Hell, when I was in high school, just 10 short years ago, I could tell you 6 people who you could get pot from and only two people with older siblings willing to buy booze for us.