The drug war was a lost cause to begin with. The reason is not necessarily the incompetence of our drug-fighting forces, nor any special evasiveness of the drug lords, but the human element. The essence of human spirit compromised the effort before it even started.

By nature, people are greedy, power-hungry and easily manipulated. For those that are corrupt, dealing with such people is a way of life; that's how they make a killing. The people sent to crack down on the drug trafficking are not incorruptible.

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