Drug War

Two interesting stories today on the changing face of the the Drug War. First Sec. of State Clinton was in Mexico yesterday to discuss that country's narco violence. She openly acknowledged that Mexico's current fire is fueled by "insatiable" US demand for drugs and the smuggling of weapons into Mexico from the United States where even assault weapons are plentiful and cheap. (The US is the largest importer of illegal narcotics. It is the largest exporter of weapons.)

Second it appears New York's governor has reached some deal whereby that state's draconian "Rockefeller Laws" which created mandatory minimums for drug offenses will be repealed. NY was the first state to apply a "we'll show 'em" approach. Now they are the first to abandon it.

I suspect the SOS will get some heat because she acknowledged the US hand in the drug trade, and hence "blamed America." At least both developments reflect a gasp of the truth rather than a reliance on ideology.