WAR ON DRUGS

Re: Jan. 18 commentary "The war next door."

The column by Austin Bay illustrates the great damage the U.S. war on
drugs has inflicted on our neighbor Mexico.

He states that "the drug cartels have enormous financial resources,"
due, of course, to the illegal drug trade.

"Execution-style killings in Mexico in 2007 were an estimated
2,500" due to the illegal drug trade.

"200 Mexican soldiers and policemen had died in the last year and a
half at the hands of drug cartels" due, again, to U.S. policy.

We think our country has a huge problem with illegal immigration from
Mexico. What about the huge problem Mexico has with with our
ill-advised war on drugs?

Isn't it time to try something different for both problems?

Eugene Czora

Cedar Creek