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  • Essay / America's War on Drugs - 1823

    Throughout history, Americans have fought many enemies who threaten the security of our great nation and have provided aid and resources to our partner countries in their period of despair. However, the consequences were far-reaching: countless brave men and women lost their lives defending American freedom. Today, Americans are fighting a different kind of war; it is a war with no clear enemy or end in sight. Today, America is waging a war on drugs. In the early 1970s, the war on drugs was still relatively new and drug trafficking continued, passing virtually unimpeded across the northern border of the United States (Stout 34). For more than 40 years, the war on drugs (implemented by former President Richard Nixon) has cost the United States an estimated trillion dollars, for what is considered nothing more than a "goal aimed at to quell the growing social discontent in the country.” (Stout 38). However, by this time the demand for drugs had increased significantly across the United States and many drug traffickers were beginning to create smaller organizations throughout Mexico, severing all ties with the larger organizations. Additionally, cash flow from drug sales was not sufficient and other methods of getting money quickly were used to subsidize their income, such as; just kidding, I nap for big ransoms, prostitution and car theft. Faced with escalating criminal activity, President Nixon then created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1973 to declare an “all-out global war against the drug menace” (Martin 226). Although drug production and smuggling is an essential way of life. For many Hispanics in Mexico, the United States continued to provide financial and military aid through decades of uncertainty. Furthermore, these actions resulted...... middle of paper......s. " Latin Trade (English) 17.2 (2009): 22. MasterFILE Premier. Web. April 18, 2012. Campos, Isaac. " In Search of Real Reform: Lessons from Mexico's Long History of Drug Prohibition. "NACLA Americas Report 44.3 (2011): 14-18. Academic Search Premier. Web. April 18, 2012. Kellner, Tomas and Francesco Pipitone. "Inside Mexico's War on Drugs." World PolicyJournal 27.1 ( 2010): 29-37. Academic Search Web. April 18, 2012. "Texas High Ways." Texas Monthly 37.10 (2009): 148. MAS Ultra - Web Edition. . “Texas High Ways,” Texas Monthly 37.10 (2009): 148. MAS UltraSchool Edition, April 18, 2012. Stout, Robert Joe. Does Mexico Really Want the War on Drugs to Succeed? Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine 63.8 (2012): 34. Viewpoint Reference Center. Web. April 18. 2012.