Bullets from the drug war

Dimitri Orlov, who's written a lot about the collapse of the Soviet Union (and prophesies a similar collapse of the USA) published a list, one year ago, about signs that the Drug War had come to an end - and what that might mean. Here's a taste:

The US has lost the "War on Drugs"

The losing side is usually not the one to decide when a fight is over or how it ends

Unlike other recent defeats, this lost war is a defeat followed by an invasion

Mexico is the natural staging area for the invasion (inconvenient though it is for the Mexicans)

Much of what Orlov predicted is coming to pass. Have a read and ponder if the rest will.

» more at: cluborlov.blogspot.com

Posted By amazingdrx at 2010-03-28 21:36:15 permalink | comments

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jamesk : 2010-04-01 17:35:43

I enjoyed this article but there are many misconceptions about the Drug War, like it is oppositional and must have a winner and a loser. This is a myth. The Drug War is not a war, it is a legal policy that serves many different factions from criminals to law enforcement to politicians and corporations and etc. The only people fighting back are activists, and they are not oppositional war makers they are grassroots policy wonks and seek to change policy instead of wage some ill-fated counter-insurgency against the CIA and the DEA(?). Interesting viewpoint but intentionally skews the weight or probability of actual oppositional warfare in the Drug War.

Anonymous. : 2010-04-01 07:48:11

"I Can't believe none of you good people have commented on this."

I really don't know that there's much to say. Everyone with any lucidity has realized that the drug war is/was lost, but unfortunately it's not the lucid that are fighting the "war."

But the drug war was lost a long time ago, lost before it started. That hasn't kept the battles from raging onward, so I don't really see why one should give much credence to the belief that it won't keep raging for years to come.

I hope it doesn't. But that's just hope, not prediction.

TOOL : 2010-03-31 18:13:31

I Can't believe none of you good people have commented on this.

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