Obama also went to Mexico (this week/last week) and said we need to "crack down" on illicit drug use in the US. Not exactly an end the drug war type of message
I think what his actual policy ends up being is still an open issue. It seems to move around a lot. I'm praying his inner conscious will lead him to do what's right, not what the entrenched infrastructure is crying for.
re the 100 million spending reduction Obama was talking about; that represents 13 minutes of spending for the federal government. I'd think if he digs real deep, he might be able to scrape that together