“Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden points out, Mexico poses a great threat to U.S. security, second only to Al Qaeda. I’m glad at least SOMEONE is remembering our suffering neighbor who has been plagued with drug violence for decades, only to have it recently explode into unprecedented brutality and death in 2008,” according to the “Partnership for a Secure America.”
But what to do? We are already giving millions to Mexico. And we cannot trust their government officials, police officers and military officers. So money won’t solve the problem.
But did you know that it is almost impossible to own a gun in Mexico? The only people who have them are the cops, soldiers and of course the drug dealers. Even buying ammunition is a travail.
So the people of Mexico cannot protect themselves as they are caught between two warring groups. And this is all our fault – yes it is. It is American drug policy that has ruined Mexico. Will President Obama change our misguided drug policy? I don’t think so. He will continue the ruinous policy that has created a major security threat on our southern border. And we may all pay the price eventually…
That was insightful.
Actually, money *would* solve the problem… but the solution is less, not more. The only reason anyone would pay a hundred dollars for a half-ounce of a common weed (or whatever the going price) is the artificial scarcity created by our idiotic, nanny-state drug laws. If those laws went away, all that lovely money (which pays for all those guns and thuggery in Mexico) would stop flowing across the border. If pot was sold on the mom-and-pop produce stands, along with the home-grown tomatoes and avacados, it’d be worth about as much.
PCG
And the Mexican drug kings only get a pittance of the money – the really big money is made right here in the US of A – but you’ll never see an investigation of who those folks are – instead, blame the problem on the Mexicans.
Legalize weed.
Help make sure the welfare culture grows in numbers while sitting at home toking up “medical use” weed.
Didn’t Obama go out of his way to advertise the ceasing of the drug-raids and the enablement of a pro-weed legislation?
It’s cool that we remember the Mexican Drug Lords – did we forget all about em Colombians, Guatemalans, El Salvadorians, etc?
No Jamaicans in the drug trade either. I feel discriminated against…
Another “America is to blame” rant by Pedroza. And by the way, the State Department ranked Mexico next to IRAN as the most dangerous state. Al Qaeda doesnt even compare to the damage our neighbor does and can do to this country.
This is a culture that still imposes social stigma between the native indian and european descendants. A culture where how you are born determines what you can be. Which is why they come to a culture that showed the world “What you want to be is up to you”.
Mexico is to blame for its own problems.
Temperance is a virtue. Actions are not defined by the actors victimhood. The character of the action stands on its own. Mexicos failure to address its problems are an indication of its character.
Why is there no similar problem with drug cartels and killings on the northern border of the US?
Mexico needs to get it’s sh*t together – which will never happen.
Mendocino County in northern California has an economy entirely based on the growing and selling of Cannabis.
The local and Federal government knows about it and protects it becuase of the region’s economic dependance on Cannabis.
The crime associated in mexico is based on getting the drug here and the Mexican government’s inability to manage the business.
The relative lack of violance in Mendocino County… well, is because the drug is here. No smuggling required.
Get rid of the Mexican smuggling issue like in Mendocino County and the Mexican drug associated violance is decreased., maybe eliminated.
How is cartel members killing each other in Mexico a threat to our borders ?
The only differance between Mexico and the U.S.A on this matter is that the Mexican cartels and the Mexican government have not been able to organize and come to terms on running the business . This has been already fixed in the U.S.A.
Legalize weed. Plain and simple.
Just like prohibition created the mafia in the US, the criminalization of marijuana has resulted in drug cartels, and the violence that comes with it.
And the drug cartel violence is not limited to Mexico. It has long ago swapped over to the US. So it indeed IS our problem.
And as a side-effect, legalizing marijuana, which is less dangerous than legal drugs, e.g., alcohol, would also take pressure off our overcrowded prisons.
As drug cartels continue to terrorize Mexico, Texas officials are planning for the worst-case scenario: how to respond if the violence spills over the border, and what to do if thousands of Mexicans seek refuge in the United States.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491964,00.html