Somebody's Been Watching The Wire

WHITE HOUSE CZAR CALLS FOR END TO 'WAR ON DRUGS': The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use.In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues.

If you need confirmation - rewatch Season 3. Both Bunny Colven and Slim Charles have speeches about "war." Bunny says, "You start calling something a war and everyone thinks they're a soldier. But soldiering and policing ain't the same thing." And for Slim Charles, "Once you're in it, you're in it and you have to fight."