PRESIDENT OBAMA: I have said this before; I will repeat it: I have the greatest admiration and courage for President Calderón and his entire Cabinet, his rank-and-file police officers and soldiers as they take on these cartels. I commend Mexico for the successes that have already been achieved. But I will not pretend that this is Mexico’s responsibility alone. A demand for these drugs in the United States is what is helping to keep these cartels in business.
This war is being waged with guns purchased not here, but in the United States. More than 90% of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line our shared border.
So we have responsibilities, as well. We have to do our part. We have to crack down on drug use in our cities and towns. We have to stem the southbound flow of guns and cash. And we are absolutely committed to working in a partnership with Mexico to make sure that we are dealing with this scourge on both sides of the border.
A “crackdown“, eh? My dictionary defines that as “the severe or stern enforcement of regulations, laws, etc., as to root out abuses or correct a problem.” So, Mr. President, can you explain to us what it is about the current paramilitary no-knock raids, shooting family pets and unarmed college students, tasering and abusing Baptist preachers, shooting and killing 92-year-old women and mothers holding their babies, harassing and incarcerating sick people for growing medicine, dropping dying people from transplant lists, pillaging and plundering legal California businesses, and arresting over 775,000 people for mere possession of marijuana and “inhal[ing], frequently, that was the point” that is not already a crackdown?
We’ll never end this war until we find out who is THE PERSON behind Obama, Clinton, & Biden, who is calling the shots.
That’s right, so why not put an end to these violent cartels by allowing Americans to grow their own cannabis (coca, (opium?)). Well, let’s start with cannabis. The indigenous peoples of South America have used coca responsibly for centuries, perhaps millennia. It may not be beyond the ability of U.S. Americans to learn to use this, and other consciousness altering drugs, responsibly.
Ending the “drug war” would free up resources to help those who have problems related to drug use/abuse.
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When he said that he was going to put more troops in Afghanistan I knew right there he was a Fascist. So what do you expect a Fascist to do?
Is it possible that the DEA inject a new president with prohibitionist serum on inauguration day.
Sure seems it.
Ya know I hate to say I told ya so but….
Sing the song: “Same Old Wine, In a brand new bottle…”
My hope is I wake from this nightmarish day and Norm Stamper is right that he is only coddling the prohibitionists so that he can strike when they aren’t expecting. (like maybe he thinks after he gets re-elected? I hope not. It might not happen.)
Currently the cartels are fighting amongst themselves for control, much the same as the Shia and Sunni in Iraq, until the Americans showed up.
They then banded together to fight a common enemy.
How long do you think it will be before the Mexican Cartels learn the same thing?
I can see no good coming of this.
I can’t believe it! I can’t believe Obama. slash5city hit it on the head. Obama, the Pawn. He’s going to LITERALLY let Bush, Cheney, Condi and the rest of the evil doers get away with MURDER. But screw me if I get caught tokin’ up. I’ve already got 2 strikes against me for simple possession. One more and I go to prison. And I never harmed anyone, let alone sanctioning the murder of others! I am so incredibly ticked off, that I’m finding it difficult to stay within the rules of this forum.
The man that I helped put into the White House has stabbed me….US…. in the back……again! I can’t wait until Election day, November, 2011. Guess who I, a member of the “on line audience”, AM NOT going to vote for??? Peace & Pot!
The three stooges, Obama, Clinton and Biden.
I am so frustrated with our leaders and their moronic views with regard to marijuana.
Instead of letters asking leaders to support this bill or that bill, maybe we need everyone to write letters stating intent to disobey these laws no matter what. I refuse to obey this law letters. Could they ignor 25 million letters like that?
only the future will reveal the extent of the damage created by these statements…
on the other hand he is forcing the legalizers to step up the game.
the stakes are very high now. ‘The People’ will have to git ‘er done. barack is bought out…
lock, stock, and barrel… and we can expect no help from him. And I have to say FINE…
your a pawn now obama and you will be a one term prez.