I have paraphrased his comments. We should not make that same mistake in our war on drugs. Let's wake up to reality. The drug war is not working, and it is not going to start working if we just put a little bit more money into it, or break down more doors, or put more people in prison.
Politicians promises notwithstanding.
Cronkite said that the program just presented had shown that the war on drugs is not working. And it showed some less war-like alternatives that look promising. There are many unanswered questions re this war on drugs. We don't know what to do. We need leadership.