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Judi Lynn

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2. The drug war gives them entry into lives of so many people, here and throughout the Americas.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 08:00 PM

Mar 2012

"Fighting the drug war" allows the US to set up bases everywhere, and have power which shouldn't be possible.

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US agrees to discuss drug legalization at regional summit [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2012 OP

I had hoped for a lot better than this rigid adherence Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #1

The drug war gives them entry into lives of so many people, here and throughout the Americas. Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #2

Not to mention the billions upon billions of dollars at stake. eom obxhead Mar 2012 #5

The War on Drugs is a giant money scam. They don't want to give it up. LetTimmySmoke Mar 2012 #11

I don't agree with Ron Paul and Pat Robertson on many things, but ending the war on drugs is libinnyandia Mar 2012 #3

You got to be rich to do drugs DaveJ Mar 2012 #4

The war on drugs.....is really the war on people MindMover Mar 2012 #6

Reminds me of the LOLZ cats meme, ALL UR MONEY BELONGS 2 ME freshwest Mar 2012 #9

will this be all talk no action? I'm cautiously optimistic. alp227 Mar 2012 #7

Maybe lightning will strike, the U.S. will actually get over its's myopic arrogance, listen, Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #8

They don't want a "discussion," they want to state an assertion drokhole Mar 2012 #10

The prohibitionist consensus is crumbling. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #12

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