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You Know It's Working Because Of All The Blood

By The Daily Dish
Feb 12 2009, 2:49 AM ET

From the WSJ:

U.S. law-enforcement officialsas well as some of their counterparts in Mexicosay the explosion in violence indicates progress in the war on drugs as organizations under pressure are clashing “If the drug effort were failing there would be no violence,” a senior U.S. official said Wednesday. There is violence “because these guys are flailing. We’re taking these guys out. The worst thing you could do is stop now.”

(hat tip: Balloon Juice)



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