Susan Estrich and I walk paths on opposite sides of the great political divide. Although I disagree with some of her assumptions, I find her ideas are often logical and her columns insightful. Her thoughts on guns and drugs are no exception.
We are the ones to whom they sell the drugs. It is American demand for illegal drugs that is the engine for the drug gangs operating in — and destroying — Mexico. And it is American assault rifles, bought at all the gun stores on the border, that are used in the killings.
Every part of this statement is true. America’s appetite for illicit drugs is killing Mexicans and tearing the country apart. But where do we go from here? That’s were Professor Estrich and I sing from different hymnals.
