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DdC · 05-17-2009, 07:54 PM

Ah, Jeez, Not This Shit Again!

White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.

In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues.

"We've got a national campaign by drug legalizers, in my view, to try and use medicinal uses of drugs and legalization of hemp as a stalking horse to get in under the radar screen."
~ Gen. Barry McCaffrey - Former Drug Czar (Clinton)

McCaffrey Advocates Prevention, Treatment By Jesse J. Holland
CN Source: S.F. Gate January 03, 2001

The longtime rallying cry of a ``war on drugs'' to describe the effort to curtail illegal drug use in the United States has become ``misleading'' the White House drug policy director says.

A more accurate comparison is to the fight against cancer -- ``Prevention coupled with treatment accompanied by research,''
~ Barry McCaffrey said in his final report on America's drug problem.

New Drug Czar Is Seeking Ways to Bolster His Hand
By CHRISTOPHER S. WREN
Published: Sunday, March 17, 1996

General McCaffrey knows a war when he sees one, first in Vietnam and more recently in the Persian Gulf, where he led the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division. So it seemed remarkable that during an hourlong interview in his Washington office, he avoided the cliche of a war on drugs.

"The analogy of cancer is far more adaptive and useful as a model to a way of thinking and talking about the problem," the general said.

"The whole notion that someone could be a drug czar simply reflects ignorance of how the American Government works,"
~ Prof. Mark A. R. Kleiman,
a drug-policy expert at Harvard University.

Just Do What? By Jacob Sullum
The drug war's empty promises

The press coverage of President Clinton's "new national strategy to fight drug abuse" did not shed much light on the pros and cons of the administration's plan. But it did reveal something significant: Supporters of the war on drugs are starting to babble, and no one seems to care.

But wait. McCaffrey has another metaphor up his sleeve: "He compares the drug problem to a cancer that requires treatment, cautioning listeners not to expect victory for at least 10 years."

How America Lost the War on Drugs
Ben Wallace-WellsPosted Dec 13, 2007
After Thirty-Five Years and $500 Billion, Drugs Are as Cheap and Plentiful as Ever: An Anatomy of a Failure.

In 1996, less than a year into his term, the new drug czar met Jim Burke, a smooth-talking, silver-haired executive who chaired the Partnership for a Drug-Free America — the advertising organization best known for the slogan "This is your brain on drugs." "Burke personally was very hard to resist," one of his former colleagues tells me. "I've seen him sell many conservative members of Congress and also liberals like Mario Cuomo."

US: McCaffrey's Brain On Drugs 05/04/00

What Mr. Barry R. McCaffrey objects to is that someone would give his unfortunate offspring marijuana or cocaine for the psychotropic effects these substances have. I assume that this is because his children will need a lot of psychotropic substances to ease the pain of knowing that their father is a bigoted jerk who likes to see people suffer for no reason and that Mr. Barry R. McCaffrey does not want his children hitting him up for cash all the time in order to try different drugs to see if the emotional pain and embarrassment will go away.

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	Ah, Jeez, Not This Shit Again! White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs' The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use. In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues. "We've got a national campaign by drug legalizers, in my view, to try and use medicinal uses of drugs and legalization of hemp as a stalking horse to get in under the radar screen." ~ Gen. Barry McCaffrey - Former Drug Czar (Clinton) McCaffrey Advocates Prevention, Treatment By Jesse J. Holland CN Source: S.F. Gate January 03, 2001 The longtime rallying cry of a ``war on drugs'' to describe the effort to curtail illegal drug use in the United States has become ``misleading'' the White House drug policy director says. A more accurate comparison is to the fight against cancer -- ``Prevention coupled with treatment accompanied by research,'' ~ Barry McCaffrey said in his final report on America's drug problem. New Drug Czar Is Seeking Ways to Bolster His Hand By CHRISTOPHER S. WREN Published: Sunday, March 17, 1996 General McCaffrey knows a war when he sees one, first in Vietnam and more recently in the Persian Gulf, where he led the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division. So it seemed remarkable that during an hourlong interview in his Washington office, he avoided the cliche of a war on drugs. "The analogy of cancer is far more adaptive and useful as a model to a way of thinking and talking about the problem," the general said. "The whole notion that someone could be a drug czar simply reflects ignorance of how the American Government works," ~ Prof. Mark A. R. Kleiman, a drug-policy expert at Harvard University. Just Do What? By Jacob Sullum The drug war's empty promises The press coverage of President Clinton's "new national strategy to fight drug abuse" did not shed much light on the pros and cons of the administration's plan. But it did reveal something significant: Supporters of the war on drugs are starting to babble, and no one seems to care. But wait. McCaffrey has another metaphor up his sleeve: "He compares the drug problem to a cancer that requires treatment, cautioning listeners not to expect victory for at least 10 years." How America Lost the War on Drugs Ben Wallace-WellsPosted Dec 13, 2007 After Thirty-Five Years and $500 Billion, Drugs Are as Cheap and Plentiful as Ever: An Anatomy of a Failure. In 1996, less than a year into his term, the new drug czar met Jim Burke, a smooth-talking, silver-haired executive who chaired the Partnership for a Drug-Free America — the advertising organization best known for the slogan "This is your brain on drugs." "Burke personally was very hard to resist," one of his former colleagues tells me. "I've seen him sell many conservative members of Congress and also liberals like Mario Cuomo." US: McCaffrey's Brain On Drugs 05/04/00 What Mr. Barry R. McCaffrey objects to is that someone would give his unfortunate offspring marijuana or cocaine for the psychotropic effects these substances have. I assume that this is because his children will need a lot of psychotropic substances to ease the pain of knowing that their father is a bigoted jerk who likes to see people suffer for no reason and that Mr. Barry R. McCaffrey does not want his children hitting him up for cash all the time in order to try different drugs to see if the emotional pain and embarrassment will go away.