Comments on: Mexico’s Drug and PR Wars

By: David

David — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:08:41 +0000

Secure the border going in and out of Mexico. Crack down hard on panzy American middle class recreational drug use. Stop illegal immigration from Mexico that brings in the influence of violence and drug culture. Crack down on the glorification of any gang lifestyle in the entertainment media. Let Mexico get smart and clean itself up. Let America get smart and stop feeling guilty for making tough choices.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:24:40 +0000

Legalize drugs and make guns illegal.

By: wancow

wancow — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:52:01 +0000

I strongly agree with Mexicans that the Americans that do the drugs have to shoulder a lot of the blame. So, I suggest we send all Drug USERS to Mexican Jails!

By: urbanleftbehind

urbanleftbehind — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:24:10 +0000

#22

No wonder many people think Texas is like Australia, except the “aborigines” won.

#27

You are a complex man. If you and Marc Malone each had two heads with two brains I would not be surprised.

By: Blackwater

Blackwater — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:02:38 +0000

Screw mexico. Blaming us for their failures. We should send back all the illegal aliens that invaded our country. They can take their experience of living in a civilized country back to Mexico and make it less of a crap hole.

By: deguello

deguello — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:45:30 +0000

Go on and blame the US for another instance of Mexico’s terminal dysfunction.Navarette,I hope the mexican kleptocracy is paying you well to write your junk.

By: Paul -Indiana

Paul -Indiana — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:42:53 +0000

I used to travel to Juarez a few times a year in my job. We always went directly from the Zarragosa crossing to the factory and back. That was 10 years ago. They couldn’t pay me enough to go now.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:17:36 +0000

In 1860 England went to war with China, becuae China refused british ships importing Opium to Shanghai. It was the first of the Opium wars that went one for another 40 years until China was forced to hand over Hong Kong as settlement for refusing England rights to sell Heroin inside mainland China.

In Veitnam Heroin trafficking was supervised and managed by the CIA to fund covert operations to avoid congressional Oversight.

In the mid 1980’s the Reagan Adminstration was caught running cocaine from central america and exchanging it for guns to give the Contra’s. It was using the drug trade to circumvent Congressional oversight.

In Afghanistan the CIA supported drug lords both during the Russian invasion and again today. profits are split with them to fund covert operations of US govt.

The point Mexico is making ; the US Govt is implicitly involved with south american drug lords, using profits to establish slush funds and covert operations. Govts around the world have been involved in world drug trade for hundreds of years, it is intellectually dishonest to believe US govt agencies have suddenly abandoned their long history with drug trafficking.
Every time a US legislator stands up and rants about the drug trade, it makes them appear as fools to the rest of the world that knows full well the extent US govt supports trafficking and sale of drugs.

By: typos_R_us

typos_R_us — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:53:02 +0000

It’s been almost a century since the last time Mexico and the USA held a war. Sounds like we need another one. It would certainly clear the air.

By: Kirly

Kirly — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:51:41 +0000

Mr Navarrette is despicable. for an itemized list as to why, see #12.

in addition, navarrette lies about the mid-19th century history. When Texas was part of Mexico, the Mexican government gave felons a choice… stay in prison or be part of a garrison in Texas. Who wouldn’t love to have murderers and such exercising power over them?

Mexico also did not have protected freedom of religion and insisted on allegiance to the Roman Catholic church. Pretty hard for a non-Catholic Christian to accept that.

Mexico also dictated what the farmers could grow like most socialist / marxist governments.

Speaking of socialism/marxism, Mexico had abolished it’s consitution in about 1825 and replaced it with an even MORE centralized government.

Ultimately, the Texians seceded from Mexico and THEN the USA annexed Texas making Texas part of the USA. Mexico INVADED the USA and killed Americans. I’d call that an open act of war. Invading in response is perfectly legitimate and acceptable.

AND, never forget the TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO. Mexico signed it making it legal. That territory and all it’s inhabitants (if they so chose) became Americans and will remain Americans.