Can the Drug Wars be halted without major damage to the Global economy?
Possibly not unless the Democracy Wars against oil producing countries such as Iraq, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran and other dictatorships who’s leaders have probably financially helped those responsible for 9/11, requires more soldiers and equipment than it needs drug war prisoners. As the continued occupation of Iraq shows, the forced democratization of these countries could be a window of opportunity to stop the War on Drugs and let the various Crusader governments concentrate on their home made War on Terror in these ever hostile lands. Many young police tired of practicing on non-violent drug war dummies would probably rather be young soldiers fighting a ‘real’ enemy that fights back. But if the oil stops flowing or gets too expensive then the so called First World Economies could crash. If that happens most people won’t be going to work so either way the pressure on the poor to keep many people employed is relieved. For a short while anyway. History will probably show that
