The previous mayor of Davao City even went on to say that he would put an end to crime in "3-6 months" and annihilate everyone associated with the drug trade. Never mind that countless health and crime experts around the world, including the former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria, who waged his own brutal anti-drug campaign, says that the "war on drugs" does not work. Instead of heeding Gaviria, the President called Gaviria an "idiot." He also threatened to cut off ties with the United States and the European Union, which are leading the charge abroad against his follies. (READ: Why Iceland led UN resolution on PH drug war killings)