DRUG WAR IS AN OCCUPATION

I'm writing about Don Jacobson's Jan. 11 letter, "End this war." The
war in Iraq is over. We won. What we have now is an occupation of
Iraq. Occupations cannot be won. Who is going to surrender and sign
the peace treaty?

Our so-called drug war and our war and occupation of Iraq are very
similar. Both were started with lies and under false pretenses. The
so-called war on drugs cannot be won. Who is going to surrender and
sign the peace treaty?

The war on drugs is an occupation, a career, an industry and huge
bureaucracy. The goal of the drug war is not to win, but rather to
continue and to expand. The only way to end the drug war is to
re-legalize the products that are now prohibited and sell them in
legal, licensed and regulated business establishments like we do with
the drug alcohol and tobacco products. Those benefiting from our drug
prohibition policies don't want this to happen and they will do
everything in their power to make sure it doesn't happen.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.