How Can We Reduce Demand?

The United States must reduce the market demand for illegal narcotics by reducing the number of Americans who cannot read or perform basic math. Increasing the number of young people who graduate from high school and move on to college is an investment in the future of our country. College is not for everyone, trade schools for progressive high paying jobs are also needed. Our foreign policy should include a more powerful stance on narco-terrorism. It is such a significant risk to the United States that it requires the attention of the President, both houses and the Supreme Court. It has also blurred the line between the military, federal and state law enforcement agencies. Enemies of the United States use the financial proceeds to support terrorist activities here in the United States and throughout the world. This is more than just a local issue. It requires full national involvement. Securing the nation’s borders and aggressively going after the heads of the drug cartels should take the same level of aggression as hunting Al Qaeda with the same level of lethality.