Juárez City had 766 more murders last year than the entire state of California.
WASHINGTON — Seeking to repair damaged relations, President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon agreed Thursday to deepen their cooperation in combating drug violence and declared a breakthrough in efforts to end a long-standing dispute over cross-border trucking.
During a joint news conference at the White House, Obama praised Calderon for his “extraordinary courage” in fighting the violent drug cartels that have been responsible for deaths on both sides of the border. Obama pledged to speed up U.S. aid to train and equip Mexican forces to help in those efforts, but he also acknowledged that the U.S. must stem the flow of cash and guns to Mexico that have aided the cartels.
“We are very mindful that the battle President Calderon is fighting inside of Mexico is not just his battle, it’s also ours,” Obama said. “We have to take responsibility just as he’s taken responsibility.”
OK, so now that we’re taking partial responsibility for more than 34,000 deaths in Mexico’s brutal drug war, let’s examine our options:
- Send millions in aid to train and equip Mexican forces.
Hmm, we began this aid, known as the Mérida Initiative, in June of 2008. Since then, we’ve seen the violence and deaths explode. We’re trying to put out a grease fire by throwing on more grease.
- Stem the flow of cash and guns to Mexico.
Yes, sure, let’s come up with sort of gun control legislation to control the flow of guns to Mexico. Good luck passing that in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Which brave politician will tiptoe past the NRA to bell the cat on this issue?
The flow of cash to Mexico can be easily handled, however. Legalize American farming, trafficking, and sales of cannabis. We’ll be happy to supply the market, keep all that money in America, create new American jobs, and even contribute more than our fair share of taxes to society.
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Was that an admission of guilt in these war crimes. On both sides.
