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> The thing about the “War on Drugs” is it has never been a real war,

Like the “War on Poverty”, the “War on Drugs” was using a popular metaphor in domestic policy, it wasn't intended to refer to a literal war (though, in fact, there have been real literal wars—international armed conflicts—tied into that domestic policy.)



Yes one of the great ironies of the “war on drugs” is about its only “success" is to cause real wars in poor countries.




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