As the senior drug policy official in the Executive Branch and President Clinton's chief drug policy spokesman, McCaffrey believes that drugs are the most dangerous threat this nation faces. McCaffrey has stated he is committed to waging a multi-faceted attack on drugs and the drug culture in the United States.
Wars are relatively straightforward.
You identify the enemy, select a general, assign him a mission and resources, and let him get the job done. In this struggle against drug abuse, there is no silver bullet, no quick way to reduce drug use or the damage it causes. An important part of his plan of attack against drugs focuses on correctional issues. They will never join the ranks of the 15 million Americans who use drugs. We will make these people, as part of the conditions of their release back to society, receive the treatment they desperately need.