LETTER OF THE WEEK

U.S. WAR ON DRUGS ALSO NEEDS AN EXIT STRATEGY

By Debra S. Wright

Another person has been shot six times and is dead. He's the latest
casualty in the war. This casualty, however, is not from the war in
Iraq. This casualty is from the war at home, the war on drugs.
("Undercover officers fatally shoot drug suspect," The Ann Arbor News, Jan. 24)

Let's compare them. They're both wars in which the body counts
continue to rise with no clear exit strategies in sight. They're both
wars that our government tries hard to "sell" us, even though we know
the strategies are flawed. They're both wars that many Americans
think we can't win. The stakes, in both, are extremely high.

My heart goes out to the families of the soldiers who have bravely
given their lives in Iraq, and to those wounded there. It also goes
out to the family of David Ware, and the many others killed and
wounded in the war on drugs.

It's time for us to stand up and tell our government that we're not
going to tolerate the killings anymore, abroad or at home. Let's look
for exit strategies in both wars. The body counts are too high.

Debra S. Wright, Ypsilanti

Pubdate - Fri, 02 Feb 2007

Source - Ann Arbor News (MI)

Referenced - http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n104/a06.html