U.S. gives Mexico millions for security

The Washington Times ^ | February 13, 2006 | Jerry Seper

[RouxStir]

The U.S. government has sent more than $376 million to Mexico in the past decade for that country's military and police to help stop alien and drug smugglers, guard against terrorists and protect America's southern border, including $50 million due this year. The money, quietly authorized through State and Defense department programs, has been used to train and equip the Mexican military and police, drawing disagreement on whether those institutions are part of the solution for U.S. border security, or are part of the problem.

[jmc813]

Here's an example of the federal War on Drugs doing more harm than good.

[presidio9]

You need to elaborate on that comment. I think you point is a re-hashing of complaints about federal dollars being spent on drug policing, but an argument could be made here that people who are concerned about illegal immigration are getting a two-fer on this one. Theoretically, the more DEA agents we have hanging around the border, the fewer undocumented lettuce pickers we have to worry about, right?

[okiecon]

Mexico is corrupt and until the people of Mexico stand up against corruption, it will continue to be that way

[Stellar Dendrite]

Ta-Da!!!!

[Stellar Dendrite]

ping to #44

[trubluolyguy]

Anybody here crying for the people of North Korea?

[A CA Guy]

I think there are innocent people starving there and I do have concern for the innocent.

[A CA Guy]

I do wish those innocent people would take back their country.

[Stellar Dendrite]

it's not their fault they're under the iron grip of a pot bellied stalin-lite

[trubluolyguy]

There are innocent people starving in a lot of the world, what does that have to do with the cesspool to the south and the invasion of our southern border?

[A CA Guy]

I agree, but we have to be careful, if Mexico loses too much and declines too far, then the drug cartels will gain possible total control of the country's governing offices.

[Stellar Dendrite]

i thought we were talking about north korea

[trubluolyguy]

I agree, but we have to be careful, if Mexico loses too much and declines too far, then the drug cartels will gain possible total control of the country's governing offices

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OMFG!


You actually believe they aren't in effective control of that toilet right now?

[A CA Guy]

Well, we are good people and if we can give direction or the help of food for small periods of time we do it around the world.
I think we do care about our neighbor to the south slipping into worse than third world status.

[trubluolyguy]

I think we do care about our neighbor to the south slipping into worse than third world status.

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I think we care about our own national sovereignty. Well, some of us anyway.

[A CA Guy]

I think Mexico is at a crossroads right now.

Where I think we have a concern regarding it is there is a chance the drug cartels could outright take over the country, which would turn Mexico into like having Iran next door.

[A CA Guy]

So do I, I want nice big walls to keep the illegals out and I think that also allows the border to be patrolled only needing 25% of the people they would with an non-walled area.

[A CA Guy]

As an example of us being nice around the world and helping people, yes.

I don't fault our giving side to try and reduce aids in Africa, murder in other places and to feed at times the North Korean people.

We are nice folks, but that doesn't mean we therefore should be expected to leave our borders open to anyone at anytime.
I think that would be retarded like leaving your front door of your home unlocked and advertising that fact in all the local papers.

[moehoward]

"Anybody here crying for the people of North Korea?"
46 posted on 02/13/2006 5:15:51 PM PST by trubluolyguy

"There are innocent people starving in a lot of the world, what does that have to do with the cesspool to the south and the invasion of our southern border?"
50 posted on 02/13/2006 5:20:06 PM PST by trubluolyguy

I guess that was a trick question.

[Borax Queen]

Slipped secretly into some bill (perhaps CAFTA?) was more money to protect Mexico's southern border. That's right - MEXICO's SOUTHERN BORDER. What a bunch of crooks and cronies we have in government.