Thread: Mexican Pres. blames US for drugs war

Mexican Pres. blames US for drugs war
Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:32:15

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said the cause of the war his country is fighting with drug gangs is not in Mexico but in the US.

In an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Calderon demanded a clearer cooperation and a much more tangible commitment on the issue of drug traffic from Washington.

"Our problem is the demand for narcotics in the US market, which significantly affects Mexico," the Mexican president said.

Calderon stressed that no strategy from the Mexican government against drug cartels will be sufficient unless demand is reduced.

"It is evident that as long as there is a market, as long as there is drug consumption in the United States, this problem will persist in Mexico," he said.

According to media studies, a total of 1,046 murders in the first four and a half months of 2007 were blamed on organized crime and the drug trade, with running gun battles involving the death of police and hostages just last month.

Mexican security forces and criminal gangs are now in a de facto state of war, and Calderon has deployed more than 30,000 military troops to combat crime in several states since taking office.

According to the Mexican president, the criminal is no longer the classic drug trafficker who deals drugs in the United States but instead in Mexico, he controls kidnappings, gaming, night clubs, charges sums to other criminals, even charges sums to business people and local producers.

During his week-long trip to Europe starting late Sunday, Calderon is scheduled to meet Italian Justice Minister Clemente Mastella and several anti-mafia prosecutors.

MJ/NN




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If we send all the illegals home, it would cut america's drug usage, gas usage, overcrowding of our schools and hospitals. Sounds like a way to decrease many of our problems.

It is obvious that Calderon finds it much easier to blame the U.S. than to fix the problem.

Just had a thought! If all the drug monies and monies sent by illeagals was removed from Mexico, how long would it take for Mexico to collapse?

Originally Posted by JerryMack

It is obvious that Calderon finds it much easier to blame the U.S. than to fix the problem.

Just had a thought! If all the drug monies and monies sent by illeagals was removed from Mexico, how long would it take for Mexico to collapse?

What a culturally corrupt bunch of cry babies. Nothing is ever their fault or responsibility. Just think we have 20 million of them with anchors being born every second. Send them home, seal the borders and cut off all foreign aid to Messyco, let them fend for themselves. I am sick of this crap.

He is right. We should mine the border and have AC-130 Specter gunships on airborne patrol to stop the drug runners from coming across. If a few thousand Mexicans die as a result I am sure that is OK, it will stop the drug trade, right El President Calderon? Of course in reality he would go bannanas, nothing we do will ever be good enought for him.