Mark Krikorian
NRO Contributor
March 24, 2009 4:00 AM

Mexico Isn’t a Failed State — Yet
But we need to protect ourselves now.

By Mark Krikorian

Mexico is in trouble. The drug wars there have claimed more than 7,000 lives since President Calderón took office in late 2007. Police are being beheaded, politicians are being assassinated, and pundits are talking of Mexico’s becoming a “failed state.â€