General Barry McCaffrey remains, to the bitter end of his tenure as
the United States' drug czar, a consummate bureaucrat (Hardliner quits
US war on drugs, October 19). His idea of success is based entirely on
the growth of his budget, staff and political profile.

Gen McCaffrey and his policies have caused havoc, both here and
abroad. The US has the dubious distinction of housing in its jails
more of its own citizens than any other country in the world. Many of
these people are non-violent drug offenders.

Gen McCaffrey has involved us in a quagmire in Colombia that is
guaranteed to cost us billions of taxpayers' dollars and countless
innocent lives.

We can now begin anew. We should appoint someone who has actually
studied the world's drug policies and understands the history of drug
prohibition in the US. No vested interest, no pie-in-the-sky rhetoric,
no government-sponsored propaganda campaigns, no more corrupt law
enforcement and government officials, and no more distorted data.

Mike Plylar,
Kremmling, Colorado, USA

Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1577/a02.html
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