WARRIORS AND DEALERS LIKE DRUG WAR

Editor:

Thank you for publishing Charles Byrnes' outstanding letter: "Drug War
Worse Than Drug Abuse" (6-04-03). I agree with everything that Byrnes wrote
except that not everyone wants the war on drugs to end. Both drug dealers
and drug warriors want the drug war to continue. Drug dealers want the drug
war to continue because without the drug war, they would be out of business
in a heart beat. Drug warriors want it to continue because without the drug
war, they would be out of a job. Our war on drugs stands between many drug
warriors and drug dealers looking for a job or working at a quickie mart.

Kirk Muse, Mesa, AZ