The Week-End Killings in Mexico
As America continued to execute the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I continued to remind the the world and the US Adminstration about the soft underbelly that was Mexico. Mexico launched a drug war after Caledron took office. That war has claimed thousands of lives. The reports I reviewed just today noted that 42 people in the resort City of Acapulco were murdered just over the week-end. I have had the good fortune to visit Acapulco twice and it is just a tragedy to see this carnage going on as it is.
Although I am certain that the U.S. Government has been aware of the problem, this came to a head when the drug thugs struck again in Ciudad Juarez. For those who may not know, Ciudad Juarez borders El Paso. It is the murder capital of Mexico. The thugs killed two US Cousulate employees in their car in broad daylight with their one year old child in the back seat. They then killed the husband of a Mexican Employee of the Consulate.
Although I welcome the President's statement of outrage, it is simply not enough. America continues to be the largest consumer of the product. As long as the market is there, these marchants of death will continue to enrich themselves while the victims grow and grow. There is no policy. What will America going to do? Send US Troops across the Border?
Although I am certain that the U.S. Government has been aware of the problem, this came to a head when the drug thugs struck again in Ciudad Juarez. For those who may not know, Ciudad Juarez borders El Paso. It is the murder capital of Mexico. The thugs killed two US Cousulate employees in their car in broad daylight with their one year old child in the back seat. They then killed the husband of a Mexican Employee of the Consulate.
Although I welcome the President's statement of outrage, it is simply not enough. America continues to be the largest consumer of the product. As long as the market is there, these marchants of death will continue to enrich themselves while the victims grow and grow. There is no policy. What will America going to do? Send US Troops across the Border?
Mike Pouraryan
