The So-Called War on Drugs a Complete Failure

Fri, Jan 29, 2010
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By Mariana MartĂ*nez

There was never a spike in violence or a sharp increase in drug addiction in Mexico, guns are not, mainly, coming from the US —and traffic is not likely to stop—, and the infiltration of crime organizations in the Mexican government is far from being the worse in its history.

In fact, the so-called war-on–drugs declared by President Felipe Calderon was brought upon the country as a way to legitimize his power after a fiercely contested presidential election. Lacking clear goals or an exit strategy the war has completely failed.

These are the controversial arguments put forth in a book called “Narco: The failed war,â€