45 Quotes by Barry McCaffrey

(Drug smuggling) has gotten immeasurably worse in the last year, and we are determined to play hardball with international drug criminals.

Eradication is the central aspect of U.S. counter-narcotics thinking....That can't be taken off the table.

As a result, the campaign takes a long-term view on working with filmmakers and understands that we may not see concrete results for several years.

Young people may think that they are only experimenting, but, as this study shows, they are really gambling with their futures,

This money is aimed at helping those nations' economies, judicial systems, police and armed forces, in hopes of re-establishing the rule of law,

There's been a real reluctance to engage with a problem that affects a lot of American families and a lot of communities.

As powerful as television is, some experts believe that movies have an even stronger impact on young people.

It's a national issue now. It's not just a California or an Arizona issue. We know that these proponents of drug legalization are promoting it in other states, too.

The heart and soul of the national effort ought to be prevention, education and treatment, ... In the last five years, we've increased our prevention budget by 52 percent, our treatment budget has gone up by a third. ... We are putting our money where our mouth is.