War on Terror Costing Support for War on Drugs

[Artegal 1]

Rumsfeld: Army should pull out of drug war in Bahamas

Program 'competes with resources for the war on terrorism'

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wants to end U.S. Army helicopter support for a joint U.S.-Bahamas drug-interdiction program that over the past two decades has resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of tons of cocaine and marijuana. . . . .

(SOURCE)

. . . . When the program began in 1982, up to 90 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the U.S. from Latin America came into Florida through the Bahamas and Caribbean. Now, most of the cocaine moves across the U.S. southwestern border, in part because of the pressure on traffickers operating off Florida's coasts.

"If we start letting our guard down here now, and we reduce our presence here, it will be more economical (for smugglers) to come back this way. And certainly the state of Florida is ground zero for that," Trouville said.

Since 2000, the program has resulted in seizure of more than 25 tons of cocaine, 82 tons of marijuana and the arrests of 786 people, according to DEA statistics from April.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Guess its too late to open a 3rd front: The War on War

[almaty 19]

Guess its too late to open a 3rd front: The War on War

that is needed the most

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

so in essence, the liberals should support the war as they have access to more drugs now at a cheaper price.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

In any case, I think we should write off the "war on drugs", seeing as regime change in Afghanistan hasn't changed their national export

[almaty 19]

In any case, I think we should write off the "war on drugs", seeing as regime change in Afghanistan hasn't changed their national export

and the war on drugs was nothing but PR....most drugs..meth..sweet lucy..etc are america made

[yogib37 3]

I have a suggestion for a new war.

WAR on GETTING RID OF RETARDED CHOPF##KS

AKA Rumsfield,BUSH Chenny,and all the Bushites

[slim 1,525]

Michael Moore was asking in his open letter to Mr. Bush shortly after hurricane Katrina...

Where are all of our helicopters that we could've used to evacuate the victims?

Turns out they weren't in Iraq after all. They were in the Bahamas.

I'm not going to worry too much about drugs getting in through Florida. That new Miami Vice movie comes out soon, so as long as the drug-runners know Crocket and Tubbs are on the case, they'll be too scared to move weight anyway.

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Michael Moore was asking in his open letter to Mr. Bush shortly after hurricane Katrina...

Where are all of our helicopters that we could've used to evacuate the victims?

Turns out they weren't in Iraq after all. They were in the Bahamas.

I'm not going to worry too much about drugs getting in through Florida. That new Miami Vice movie comes out soon, so as long as the drug-runners know Crocket and Tubbs are on the case, they'll be too scared to move weight anyway.

:lol:

[almaty 19]

Michael Moore was asking in his open letter to Mr. Bush shortly after hurricane Katrina...

Where are all of our helicopters that we could've used to evacuate the victims?

Turns out they weren't in Iraq after all. They were in the Bahamas.

I'm not going to worry too much about drugs getting in through Florida. That new Miami Vice movie comes out soon, so as long as the drug-runners know Crocket and Tubbs are on the case, they'll be too scared to move weight anyway.

good points slim

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm not going to worry too much about drugs getting in through Florida. That new Miami Vice movie comes out soon, so as long as the drug-runners know Crocket and Tubbs are on the case, they'll be too scared to move weight anyway.

Have you seen the trailers for that movie? Colin Farrell sports an atrocious blonde mullet... Suspiciously similar to the one he had in Alexander.

[slim 1,525]

July 28th Miami Vice the movie opens. I can't wait. I remember staying up way past my bedtime to watch that show when I was little. Awesome, awesome, awesome! (But now I watch it, like all other 80's shows, and say "Man, how cheesy is this?")

So, do you guys think the "war on terror" will go the way of the "war on drugs"??? It was a big deal for a while, but now it's only just a memory.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

So, do you guys think the "war on terror" will go the way of the "war on drugs"??? It was a big deal for a while, but now it's only just a memory.

Absolutely. It'll be a faint memory associated with one GWB. Nothing more.

[*Robert* 2]

So, do you guys think the "war on terror" will go the way of the "war on drugs"??? It was a big deal for a while, but now it's only just a memory.

Absolutely. It'll be a faint memory associated with one GWB. Nothing more.

I wish it would, but unlike the "war on drugs", which as someone said was mostly for PR, the "war on terror" is mostly about oil. We can only hope that when GWB is out of office we can forget this whole nonsence!

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

i'm waiting for the war on beer