Counterterror and Counterdrug Policies: Comparisons
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The problem of preventing repetitions of the September 11th incidents has begun to be called "the war on terror." This suggests analogies to the "war on drugs," and there have been attempts to use these comparisons to draw conclusions about the appropriate shape and likely success of the anti-terrorism campaigns (e.g., Massing, 2001). This essay identifies similarities and differences between the two campaigns.
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