[jalisco555]

The Mexican military is firmly under civilian control and has been for the past century. This isn’t Argentina. Ain’t gonna happen.

[SolidWood]

General Aponte Polito.

[philsfan24]

hugh hewitt lost me in 2006 when he pronounced that the GOP wasn’t going to lose in the midterms and went on vehemently defending it.

and then this past year with his complete love affair with mitt romney seemed ridiculous and an obvious attempt to sell his lame book.

a coup in mexico is highly unlikely.

[the anti-liberal]

"Generals in Mexico don't get “resigned”..they play major roles in many power broker positions"

Well, an ex Mexican cabinet official is working for McCain's team (Juan Hernandez).

[Deaf Smith]

The Mexican Army needs to review the story Killing Pablo in learning how to take down the cartel leaders.

[Pistolshot]

I smell ozone.

[marron]

If there were a coup, I’d look for the hand of Chavez in the background. It wouldn’t be his first, he sponsored the coup in Ecuador against Mahuad. The current and previous presidents there are Chavists. He sponsored a military rebellion in Peru which failed.

And he backed the losing candidate in the last Mexican presidential race. His man lost by inches. So you never know.

As for the idea that they might overthrow him because he’s too soft on the mafias, I would like to see the evidence. The army has in the past been infiltrated or corrupted by the mafias. Since Calderon came into office he has been pushing the army to go after the mafia.

So would they overthrow him because he’s too soft, or because he’s too aggressive?

[OKIEDOC]

Outspoken Mexican general being transferred (More Mexican Drug Corruption)
Friday, August 08, 2008 2:48:02 PM · 1 of 3
OKIEDOC

[evets]

EL

[BunnySlippers]

What does the LA Times have to do with this article?

[Wallace T.]

Mexico could use a Pinochet or a Franco to clean the country up from the gangsters and the thoroughly corrupt political elite, who are as much a threat as the Communists were in Chile and Spain. It would not be a pretty sight, and there would be thousands of deaths, wholesale violations of civil liberties, and mass imprisonments. However, for the first time in decades, our southern neighbor would have a stable government and civil peace. Admittedly, it would be evil, but it is the lesser of two evils.