Being from Texas, President Bush should understand the cattle industry fairly well. Even an average Joe on the city sidewalk should have a similar basic understanding of herding cattle. This mutual understanding being, "One cannot effectively herd the cattle if the gate remains open." Unfortunately, President Bush has not applied this principle to his Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

Yesterday, I received a copy of the National Drug Control Strategy for 2007. The Executive Office of the President is fallaciously praising Leader George W. Bush for his failed policies in securing the border and fighting the war on drugs. While reading the entire report, I forced myself to remember that propaganda will never be negative in an instance where an agency of the government is reporting on itself. The PDF can be found here (Link).

It takes 33 pages into the report to find out that drugs come across our Southwest border. Mexico does not even have an entire page reserved for their corruption, deceit, war lords, and dependence on the economics of the USA. As I discovered, the first thing the reported notes is, "Securing our border is A top priority for the U.S. government," which is a LIE in itself, and "Across the Southwest Border in Mexico, drug trafficking and associated violence pose a grave threat not only to health and safety of the Mexican people, but TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF MEXICO ITSELF."

Why are we primarily addressing the heath and safety of Mexicans and the sovereignty of Mexico when the report should be addressing the health and safety of Americans and the sovereignty of the United States?

There are many mistakes not addressed in this strategy. For a very few examples,
1)The ONDCP does not monitor the methamphetamine imported to America
2)The ONDCP only monitors students in the 8, 10, and 12 grade (who are not likely to be honest) on drug abuse when looking at school systems
3) The ONDCP focuses on opium, heroin, and cocaine.
4) The ONDCP targets schools and businesses with enough financial capital to implement a drug testing policy.
5) I could continue for several dozen other listings, but I will stop here.

According to the ONDCP Strategy Report, President Bush wants to address the demand side of the drug war rather than the supply side. Addressing the supply side of black market economics would force the United States to cut off the direct drug route from Central and South America into the USA across the Southern Border. The national security and sovereignty of the United States of America is at stake with Mexico. The questions George W. Bush should be answering is, "Do you plan to stop the importation of drugs into the United States? If so, do you not think that it is reasonable as a part of comprehensive immigration reform to seal the southern border to prevent the drugs from entering our country?" If not, on either question, then you are not doing your job. If we simply eliminate the drug supply, I believe drug use will begin to decrease in the United States.

This report pats President Bush on the back for a job that he considers done well. Well, President Bush, you are wrong. This report was poorly written, compiled, and transmitted. In my personal opinion John P. Walters, Director of the Office National Drug Control Policy, should resign or be replaced. He is not seriously looking out for the sovereignty and national security of the United States of America by leaving the swinging gate to our country open for business. Nor is he preserving, protecting, nor defending "We the People" against foreign threats of drug trafficking nor the domestic threats of drug abuse.

In my opinion, President Bush cares nothing of sealing the border. He continues to talk out of both sides of his mouth when addressing the War on Drugs and "Comprehensive Immigration Reform." If he wants to begin effecting real change in the culture of the United States, he would not propose big government solutions, as in the ONDCP report, but he would seal the border with Mexico first, a legacy he is not willing to leave for himself. President Bush, act now to close America's back gate to keep out the wolves and herd the problems we are currently facing.

David A. Ferguson serves as President of the American Conservative Student Union