every single white, pure line of cocaine that americans put up their nose is filled with the blood of people who have died so that these people, in this country, could consume illegal drugs. we have a quota of responsibility and this is not going away whether we wish it to or not. and jose, you mentioned that america fuels demand. its response in the form of the war on drugs has contributed to the violence. we re engaged in brutal proxy wars frod providing funds and arms that often makes its way into some of the gangs and factions causing these problems. i want to get a look at what it looks like on the ground. jose? i was just going to tell you that is exactly what this is part of the problem. and it s not going away simply by putting more troops on the ground in the border or wishing it to go away. all right. so we ve looked at this question of maybe there are deep roots in american policy that are certainly if not causing, contributing to this problem on the ground. i want to