But it is the idea of a new drug war that occupied most of the President's mind space in New Hampshire. A drug war is good business for some people: the military-industrial complex, the commercial prison industry, gun manufacturers and dealers. "If we don't get tough on the drug dealers, we're wasting our time," the President said. It's not just drug dealers who kill people; drugs kill people. Still, a drug war is serious business -- even if it comes on the order of an unserious president.

Source: CNN March 20, 2018 13:18 UTC