War On Drugs Against Terrorism example essay topic

10 April 2002 WAR ON DRUGS IS A DOMESTIC PROBLEM The new policy that the government has unfolded on the War on Drugs, has pointed the finger of responsibility toward stopping terrorism by stopping the individual drug users. Terrorism affects the entire world, and the United States has assumed a position at the spearhead to confront it. There is no way to actually stop terrorism, but one way to financially divert the problem is to stop the money from flowing to the organizations. The War on Drugs has been taken to a new level since the attack on the United States in September. Just two days before the attack in New York and Washington D.C. a shipment, being distributed by the Columbians, of Afghan heroin, reported to be 53 kilograms, was seized in New York.

(Denny) This event demonstrates how the terrorist and the narcotics trade are linked together. Without the funding of drug trafficking, many terrorist organizations would not be able to continue operations at the current levels. Drug traffickers share common traits along with the terrorists of the world. A drug trafficker does not have a general regard for human life. The only thing that matters to the trafficker is the money that is made from the illegal sale of the product. Whether the money comes from a twelve year old in anyone of the main cities in the United States or from a terrorist organization does not matter to a trafficker.

This disregard for human life can be observed by watching the different types of terrorist tactics used by the drug trafficker: Public Killings, Threats to Government Officials, Kidnappings, Bombings, etc. The War on Drugs to stop terrorism is a problem for both foreign and domestic. There are three steps that must be taken to compete against the War on Drugs. First the drugs must not be harvested. This is not an easy task, especially in the Bolivian region where the economy relies heavily on the farming of the coca leaves. With a region that relies so heavily on the crop, stopping the production and distribution of the illegal substance will not come easily.

The second step is to stop to trafficking of illegal products at the United States borders. The majority of illegal drugs are not grown in America; they are grown out of country and then smuggled in country for sale and distribution. As a large consumer of illegal drugs, the United States must take are a stronger position against the drug traffickers from moving the products into the country. The final step that needs to be taken is to make every worldwide citizen aware of what is going on. Education is the key to success, and if the populations of the world are made aware of how terrorism can be stifled -- By stopping the use of drugs everywhere -- then the majority will be compelled to report illegal activity. There is a misunderstanding in the United States that the drug user is not hurting anyone but himself.

This train of thought needs to be explored and then educated as well. The drug user is at the heart of what is destroying not only the United States, but also the entire world. The War on Drugs has reached a new level and now has become the War on Drugs against Terrorism. In order to put a dent in the terrorist's pocket, the War on Drugs must be fought in the United States as well as abroad.

It is up to every American that asked, "What happened" or "What can I do" on September 11 to take an active part in order to defeat the usage and trafficking of drugs.

Bibliography

Denny, David. TERRORISM, DRUG TRAFFICKING INEXTRICABLY LINKED. 5 December 2001 web 12/alia / a 112020508. htm.