Lieberman: Drug Cartels Are 'Number One' Organized Crime Threat in U.S. [McCain, Lieberman]

Fox News ^ | 2009-04-20

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Mexican drug cartels have displaced the mafia as the "number one organized crime threat" in the United States, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Monday as his Senate committee heard testimony in Phoenix on border violence.

Lieberman, an independent Democrat from Connecticut, and Sen. John McCain, a Republican on Lieberman's panel, told FOX News that the United States needs to step up the fight against the drug cartels. The two senators were in Arizona, McCain's home state, to hear from local officials on their advice for dealing with the drug-fueled violence many fear is spilling across the border.

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But Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the Department of Defense has effectively denied her request to send 250 additional National Guard troops to the Arizona-Mexico border to help authorities battle immigrant and drug smuggling and related violence.

But...if we stop the drug cartels, who will smuggle in all of "God's children" to pick Juan's lettuce and strawberries at less than $50/hour?

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[manc]

what they just figured this out now?
This has been known for years

[billthecat]

Quick! Get me Crockett and Tubbs! Oh, and Phil Collins. Can’t do this without Phil.

[WayneS]

I disagree.

As far as I am concerned, the U.S. Congress is the number one organized crime threat in the U.S. today.

[rabscuttle385]

what they just figured this out now?

They have been so busy trying to grant amnesty and benefits to all of "God's children" that they didn't have time to realize that they were rewarding drug smugglers and other organized criminal cartels.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Mexican drug cartels are less a threat to America than the organized crime threat know as ACORN.

[freeandfreezing]

Mexican drug cartels have displaced the mafia as the "number one organized crime threat" in the United States, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Monday as his Senate committee heard testimony in Phoenix on border violence.

Wow, who would have guessed that criminals would break the law and enter the United States as illegal immigrants? I thought only honest, law abiding, hard working people broke the law to get into our nation. Oh, I forgot, those are the people patiently waiting for their visa so they can come to America legally.

When are the pro-amnesty folks like Lieberman, McCain and all their liberal buddies going to admit that their refusal to enforce the law and protect our southern border has created the very problem they are now wringing their hands over?

[LomanBill]

>>Juan's lettuce and strawberries at less than $50/hour?

Juan's produce is full of weevils anyways. Like this one:

[ken21]

mccain and lieberman look like their happily married.

[ken21]

they’re

[jakerobins]

Even old "Light Bulb" Head gets one right...

[rabscuttle385]

Looks like Juan finally found out who stole his strawberries: one of “God’s children.” /snicker

[Leo Carpathian]

Didn’t Zero just fixed the Mexican and drug “problem” last week? He teleprompter speeched it, it should be all taken care of, next problem....

[CheezyD]

Easy fix... end the nonsensical war on drugs. More liberty for us and one less excuse for the US government to come after law-abiding gun owners.

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[fleagle]

Totally! We’ll need a sountrack...and slow motion...and montages. Lots of montages. And five o’clock shadows. Dammit! There’s so little time!!!!!!!!!!

[lesko]

I would add Planned Parenthood as well.

[RoadTest]

Another article for the “Duh” folder.

[Carley]

Actually it’s McCain and LIEBerman who are number threats to America.

[TonyM]

I disagree. I think they are second, the democrat party is number 1.

[caver]

“Drug Cartels Are ‘Number One’ Organized Crime Threat in U.S.”

They are Number One right behind Barry, the Congress and the Senate.

[justa-hairyape]

Hey McNugget, at least the Mexican Drug Cartel knows how to turn a profit.

My guess is when the Mexican Civil War breaks out in Kalifornia (Norte Mexico) the Crooked Party will use the occasion to clamp down on their political opposition while ignoring the rioting Mexicans.

[sheik yerbouty]

That guy needs Ex-Lax!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Unless you are willing to deport the illegals, shut down the border, abrogate NAFTA, put the military on the border, and execute the capital felons from Mexico in US jails....you are not really serious in stopping the Mexican drug cartels

No pro-illegal alien politician, gun-controller, or liberal Free Trader...are really interested in protecting America’s security and soverignity.

Doubt that Liberman or McAmnesty honestly want to stop the drug cartels. Anyone who values Mexico’s illegals over American citizens is not going to stop the Mexi Narcos

[antiRepublicrat]

And your like created them. Congratulations.

[Will we know the moment]

No, congress is the largest criminal organization in the universe.

[calcowgirl]

U.S. Congress is the number one organized crime threat in the U.S. today.

BUMP!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Lieberman was on Greta last night repeating the “most of the drug cartels’ guns come from the US” lie.