Seal Six- Comment on the idea of WARS and the idea of a War against Addiction.

This was written in response to a comment posted on the Huffington post.  For the entire discussion, click the link below.   The other party argues that "wars are only against nation states and that our freedoms are being oppressed by these other "police actions".  That said, I have responded in concern to the false thinking that I feel is prevalent in this person as well as likely others.


You seem like a libertaria­n centered Voter. That said, I must agree that there is no reason for "oppressio­n". I disagree with your philosophy in that a WAR can indeed exist on many fronts. A war has fronts. It does not necessaril­ly have borders. That is a difference­. But that said, I must implore you to consider that Addiction to Drugs and mind altering substances is a true WAR we must fight and the front in the battlefiel­d of the mind. That is a war and it does have true consequenc­es as well as casulties. I hope that you and others will find it in yourselves to support addiction treatment and perhaps in the future, a war against the drugs per se may not be our national agenda. The "War against Drugs" has cost money as well as lives in terms of those living south of the border and other places. It has allowed for the formation of Drug Cartels as well as Militias. I am not for the use of drugs but I am leaning towards debate towards the idea of legalizing some of these drugs as we can fight addiction and usage with I say fewer casulties than we do with the blood rage south of our borders and on out streets.
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