Current and Future Strategy in the War on Drugs

Abstract

The United States military's role in the War on Drugs has had a negative impact domestically and internationally. The military's strategy in the War on Drugs has depended on a concept of interdiction and eradication that has suffered from a lack of resources necessary to accomplish its objectives. Moreover, it has contributed to the overworked and overextended use of the armed forces. Internationally, the militaries strategy has contributed to the criminalization of source countries peasant populations and has undermined the militaries strategy for winning the War on Terror. Furthermore, this strategy has caused the United States to shift scarce resources from domestic law enforcement and local agencies to the Pentagon and the Military Industrial Complex.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2007
Accession Number
AD1137948

Entities

People

  • Christopher M. Martinez

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Domestic
  • Education
  • Information Operations
  • Interdiction
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • Military Training
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Street Drugs
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.