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Barry McCaffrey

Barry Richard McCaffrey (born November 17, 1942) is a former United States Army officer and current news commentator, professor and business consultant who served on U.S. President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He received three Purple Heart medals for injuries sustained during his service in the Vietnam War, two Silver Stars, and two Distinguished Service Crosses — the second-highest U.S. Army award for valor. He was inducted into U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame at U.S. Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning in 2007.

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Experience is valuable only if it's imbued with meaning from which one can draw salient conclusions. Otherwise, experience becomes imprisoning.

Becomes, Conclusion, Draws, Imbued, Imprisoning, Valuable

The United States and Mexico are trapped - economically, culturally, politically and because of drug crime - in the same continent.

Culturally, Drug, Economically, Mexico, United, United States

So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.

Alcohol, American, Goal, Numbers, Three, Youngsters

The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.

Drug, Health, Incarceration, Problem, Solution

We say in a democracy that good ideas will drive out bad ones, so if the good ones aren't there, we're left with the bad ones

Bad, Democracy, Drive, Ideas, Left, Say

At the end of the day. . . if your army won't fight, it's because they don't trust their incompetent, corrupt generals, they don't trust each other. This is an enduring civil war between the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds. So I don't think we've got any options and we'd be ill-advised to start bombing where we really can't sort out the combatants or understand where the civilian population is.

Army, Incompetent, Military, Shia, Sunni, War

If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children.

Children, Down, Drugs, Fight, Fighting, War

Thank God we're going to try to continue and effectively defend our frontiers with the Border Patrol, with the Customs Department, with the Coast Guard, with the Armed Forces.

Border, Borders, Customs, Thank, Thank God, Trying

When I get a very generous introduction like that I explain that I'm emotionally moved, but on the other hand I'm Irish and the Irish are very emotionally moved. My mother is Irish and she cries during beer commercials.

Beer, Hands, Introduction, Irish, Mother

I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does.

Doe, Fighting, Professor, Rumsfeld, Studies, Study

Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing.

Colombia, Drug, Peace, Position, Problem

Extremely disappointed that corruption may have reached such a level in Mexico.

Extremely, Level, Levels, May, Mexico

We've got a national campaign by drug legalizers, in my view, to try and use medicinal uses of drugs and legalization of hemp as a stalking horse to get in under the radar screen.

Drug, Horse, Medicinal, Radar, Views