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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:12 PM Jul 2012

TYT: Dead Kids = Winning the War on Drugs According to DEA Head

"...U.S. and Mexican officials say the grotesque violence is a symptom the cartels have been wounded by police and soldiers. "It may seem contradictory, but the unfortunate level of violence is a sign of success in the fight against drugs," said Michele Leonhart, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The cartels "are like caged animals, attacking one another," she added...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Alex Pareene at Salon.com: http://www.salon.com/2011/04/15/dea_children/

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TYT: Dead Kids = Winning the War on Drugs According to DEA Head (Original Post) The Northerner Jul 2012 OP

The idiocy we exhibit in our various "wars on...." is beyond astounding. Lionessa Jul 2012 #1

Series. "The escalation of violence is proof that we're winning" DCKit Jul 2012 #5

I watched her recently in congressional questioning on pot by a RKP5637 Jul 2012 #2

Who appointed this woman? FiveGoodMen Jul 2012 #3

Bush admin. appointed her, Obama admin. reappointed her. She is RKP5637 Jul 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #7

Kick n/t ihavenobias Jul 2012 #6

How pathetic. I guess being kind of a fascist and having a fanatical devotion to 20score Jul 2012 #8

Lionessa

(3,894 posts)

1. The idiocy we exhibit in our various "wars on...." is beyond astounding.

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:15 PM

Jul 2012

And we try to claim we're exceptional. Yeah, well if you count creating havoc, hatred, and hellacious conditions for millions in other countries because we can't see addictions for what they are, a disease.

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

5. Series. "The escalation of violence is proof that we're winning"

Reply to Lionessa (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 08:05 PM

Jul 2012

OMFG.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

2. I watched her recently in congressional questioning on pot by a

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:20 PM

Jul 2012

Colorado congressman. She seemed unfit for office to me, she was a space shot during the questioning. Frankly, I was amazed someone of her seemingly lacking caliber was in such a high-level position.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

3. Who appointed this woman?

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:21 PM

Jul 2012

Who can fire her?

Why don't they?

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

4. Bush admin. appointed her, Obama admin. reappointed her. She is

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:26 PM

Jul 2012

totally ignorant and unfit for duty IMO. No wonder things are so screwed up.

Response to FiveGoodMen (Reply #3)

bupkus This message was self-deleted by its author.

ihavenobias

(13,532 posts)

6. Kick n/t

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:49 PM

Jul 2012

20score

(4,769 posts)

8. How pathetic. I guess being kind of a fascist and having a fanatical devotion to

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 02:25 AM

Jul 2012

ignoring reality are prerequisites for heading the DEA.

Should make people ill.

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