There are defects in any anti-drug strategy that concentrates mainly on supply.

The latest draft also downgrades the role of an interagency group that would develop future anti-drug strategies.

"The new anti-drug strategy hasn't arrived here yet," a senior United States official said.

Through its regional bureaus, it also helps the police from different countries to coordinate their anti-drug strategies.

As many cities have learned, anti-drug strategies are not an either/or question.

President Bush is scheduled to present the Administration's anti-drug strategy in a broadcast speech tonight.

Following his appointment, he was responsible for coordinating anti-drug strategies within seven government ministries.

Indeed, President Bush did not mention these operations in his recently announced national anti-drug strategy.

Such crackdowns, while a necessary component of any anti-drug strategy, have had limited effect in the past.

The Bolivians also have achieved a certain unity in the way they carry out their anti-drug strategy.