The DEA is a tiny fraction of the drug war budget. Add to it half of the $74bn spending on the federal and state prison systems, a good 10-20% of the $100bn spe

The DEA is a tiny fraction of the drug war budget. Add to it half of the $74bn spending on the federal and state prison systems, a good 10-20% of the $100bn spend on county/metro police departments, a chunk of the cost of the Coast Guards... soon we are talking about real money.