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Letter: Drug dealers support enemy

Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 | 4:26 a.m.

I recently heard President Bush say, "Anyone who supports Al Qaida is just as guilty as the Taliban, and would be dealt with and held responsible for this."

We know that a large part of Osama bin Laden's money comes from illegal drugs. Therefore, the local drug dealer on the corner is bin Laden's employee, selling his products. Does it not make sense that if we put away all the drug dealers in our own country, that we would deprive bin Laden of much of his income?

If we don't have the stomach to deal with our own drug problem, why does anyone think we will have the resolve to see our soldiers killed in Afghanistan? Why should a father send his son to die before we take steps needed at home to end this. Drug dealers should be treated no differently than anyone else who supports our enemies.

Our president gave the Taliban a few weeks to comply with his demands. He should do the same to American drug dealers, and then destroy those who persist in this dirty business.

DON EGGLESTON

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