WISHFUL THINKING

The Nov. 10 editorial "Right drug czar?" states, "As Congress examines the
many ways in which the drug war and the war on terrorism interlock --
starting with terrorists' reliance on selling us drugs to finance a war
against us -- it would be useful to question historic approaches to
reducing drug use."

That is wishful thinking.

We are confronted with religious extremists from abroad using the
manifestations of government to impose their intolerant religious view on
us. So, too, are the laws of America regarding the drug prohibition policy
being crafted by American religious zealots intent on imposing their
intolerant perspective on America via the criminal code.

PAT ROGERS

Allentown, Penn.