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Gregorio's avatar

First off. An excellent historical context laid. Kudos. Second. Does a conex container on a ship with cocaine deserve a missile strike? We are in strange times. And finally. Part of President Nixon's War on Drugs included a push for health insurance companies to include drug rehabilitation as part of his "War". Where were you filming this? And the squirrel stole the show!

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Ioan Grillo's avatar

Thanks much there Gregorio. Yeah, Nixon was actually quite big on rehab and treatment as I understand and Reagan big on prevention (even if Just Say No may have been laughed at). This war on drugs is just missile strikes. And yeah, this doctrine opens up strikes on anything - although it will work as a deterrent. This was Chapultepec Park, a real gem in Mexico City. The squirrel makes the most cash out of this.

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tapeesh kansal's avatar

Very informative and well done video. I especially liked the maps.

With Trump it is not really about solving a problem, it is more to create drama and project macho image. And if things go sour then just move on and create some other crisis.

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Ioan Grillo's avatar

Thanks there Tapeesh and shout to Omid Visua for the maps and graphics

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