Down the drain

HOFFMAN ESTATES Even after twice reading "House sets tough anti-drug
goals" (Main news, Oct. 22), I still couldn't believe my eyes.

For the House to give even more power to Barry McCaffrey and his drug
warriors to attain such impossible goals as cutting overall durg use by 50
percent in four years is pure folly. The drug war has been raging for more
than 30 years, and the drug problem is worse than ever.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy has more than proved that its
approach to drugs causes much more harm than good, so why does the House
insist on supporting this failed office and its failed policies?

Jeff Runfeldt