Be sure to blame the right Americans

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton correctly claims Americans shoulder some responsibility for Mexico’s drug violence. However, she blamed the wrong Americans. Legislators who refuse to decriminalize drugs allow the existence of a lawless black market. Rather than waste limited military and law enforcement resources on a losing battle, Congress could save billions of dollars, save thousands of lives and restore liberty to countless Americans by recognizing drug abuse is a health problem rather than a criminal one.

[Letter to the Editor - USA Today. Submitted 03/26/2009.]