McCain Talks Immigration at Iowa Stop

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

By AMY LORENTZEN

GLADBROOK, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Sunday said the United States should step up it's war on drugs as part of efforts to secure the country's borders.


Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a house party, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, in Gladbrook, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)


He said that's because Americans are to blame for "creating the demand" for illegal drugs that come into the country and give too much power to drug cartels that terrorize border areas.

"They are powerful, they are strong and they have taken over our border cities and there is all kinds of fighting going on in these border towns," he said. "We are creating the demand. We are creating the demand for these drugs coming across our border, which maybe means that we should go back more trying to make some progress and in telling Americans, particularly young Americans, that the use of drugs is a terrible thing for them to do."

McCain said the war on terror has diverted some efforts in the war in drugs.

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[napi21]

1. So John, how does this war on drugs differ from prohibition?

Since we now know just how SUCCESSFUL that was!!!! Don't ya think we might be approaching the drug was wrong?

[acmavm]

2. I think that McCain should be on drugs. Didn't they find a cure for

Alzheimers lately? Or maybe just a Thorazine or ten would do the trick.

[Alcibiades]

3. "step up it's war on drugs "

I know it's a seemingly minor point, but how did this see print? Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the fucking saints in fucking heaven! Is this person an actual journalist? Doesn't she know that "its" is the possessive of it, whereas "it's" is the contraction of "it is?" And what about her copy editor and editor, what are they, drunk?

This is really, really shameful. Cinders and ashes! This can only create confusion and delay.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. So all these illegal immigrants are coming here to sell drugs?

I'm no McCain fan, but I thought he was smarter than that.