the house i live in

i saw a screening for eugene jarecki's sundance winning documentary the house i live in last week. it's a eye opening and provocative film documenting the failures of the 40 year american war on drugs. i liked and disliked the film, mostly because i agreed and also strongly disagreed with some of the points and theories the film aims to prove. yes, drugs have destroyed families and neighborhoods and lives, but no, the war on drugs did not start nor continues just so minorities can be 'exterminated'. he oversimplifies the roots and dangerously points the finger at causes that perpetuate the us-against-them mentality that has allowed the use of drugs to mushroom across all races and classes in this country.
it's an important film with an important thesis that unfortunately, while making some very valid points, only shows a couple of strands on a massive sticky web.