Posted on 05/22/2008 8:30:52 AM PDT by ajodl
OUR OPINION: U.S. MUST SUPPORT EFFORT TO DEFEAT NARCOTICS CRIMINALS
The outpouring of drug-related violence in Mexico over the last few months has made it indisputably clear that President Felipe Calderón's government is engaged in a fight to the death against the powerful criminal gangs that run the cross-border drug trade. For Mexico, the stakes are all too clear: Either it prevails or the country becomes one big sanctuary for druglords. With Mexico reaching out to the United States for help and the Bush administration eager to comply, Congress must make assistance to Mexico an urgent priority.
Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee took the first significant step toward approving the aid package known as the Merida Initiative by approving a $1.6 billion plan to fight drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America. This is a welcome move, but the bill still has a number of hurdles to overcome, and, meanwhile, the fire in Mexico is gathering intensity.
Officials murdered
In the last two months, 12 Mexican federal police officials have been assassinated, including the acting federal police chief and other high-ranking law enforcement officers. Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Nuevo Laredo -- three major border cities -- have become increasingly dangerous. On May 10, the No. 2 officer on the Ciudad Juarez police force was shot more than 50 times and killed, and this weekend the police chief himself resigned.
The Merida Initiative, named for the city where Presidents Bush and Calderón announced the plan, represents the U.S. part of a partnership aimed at stopping this growing security threat. Most of the funding goes toward providing helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to the Mexican government to combat the narcotics trade, along with training for operations.
Unreasonable proposals
It prohibits cash payments of any kind and it includes significant protections, such as barring the involvement of units accused of human-rights abuses. Even with these kinds of safeguards, supporters of the measure in the Foreign Relations panel had to fight back efforts by Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., and others to add conditions that would have made the bill unworkable. One defeated proposal would block the aid to Mexico unless the U.S. president certifies that the U.S.-Mexico border is secure.
Such proposals are not only unreasonable, but counter-productive. They are designed to stymie all aid to Mexico at a time when the government is waging a fight in which the United States has a major stake. If the violence in Mexico is not checked, it is only a matter of time before it spills over across the border. Mr. Calderón has courageously decided to make a stand against drug criminals. By helping him, the United States will be helping itself.
We have enough on our own plate to take care of.
Sheesh. We’re supposed to support Mexicans when they come here, and support them in their own country. Why don’t we just take over Mexico( I know, I know, why would would we want that hole?)But as long as we have to foot the bill for them no matter where they are, we must as well run the place (ands take their oil).
I remember sewage in the ditches along the highway, jeeps with soldiers with machine guns on the beach, being robbed, being sick for 6 weeks and those damn chameleons running around.
Thank God for Pina Coladas!!
Even with these kinds of safeguards, supporters of the measure in the Foreign Relations panel [would that be the Council?] had to fight back efforts by Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., and others to add conditions that would have made the bill unworkable. One defeated proposal would block the aid to Mexico unless the U.S. president certifies that the U.S.-Mexico border is secure.
Oh yes! God forbid there was actually someone in CONgre$$ that was willing to DEFEND the USA by insisting our border is secure before throwing any additional aid to the hell hole that is Mexico.
Who were "the others" and what were the "conditions" that would have rendered this bill "unworkable"?
“One defeated proposal would block the aid to Mexico unless the U.S. president certifies that the U.S.-Mexico border is secure.”
If it makes sense, they’ll defeat it!
Ugh.
“Why don’t we just take over Mexico( I know, I know, why would would we want that hole?)”
It appears the plan is exactly the opposite.
We are financing our own demise.
And here is what the idiots in D.C. think of us. Taken from the capitolist....
“So, the racists are calling about the “secret backdoor amnesty” included in Iraq supplemental bill....oh boy...
Question to the racists: How can it be secret if we all (nasty word taken out) know about it?”
Might not be a bad idea to declare war on Mexico.
We could take their oil and other assets (if any)——and all their citizens here legally and illegally could be declared enemy agents and prisoners of war, and herded into concentration camps surrounded with razor wire.
“U.S. MUST SUPPORT EFFORT TO DEFEAT NARCOTICS CRIMINALS”
Or, we could tell them we have our hands full now supporting 10% of Mexico’s population, and Mexico’s ruling oligarchy can:
1.) dig deep into their own pockets; or,
2.) go to el diablo.
How now, there’s a difference between helping Mexico fight their druglords and being Mexico’s buttboy. Toughlove is the most constructive way to go here.
By all means help Calderon and his heroic Attorney General fight the war, all the while helping ourselves by building the fence (and not the aesthetically pleasing, politically correct version, either. Cheap and dirty—anti-vehicular ditch, concertina wire, etc.) and making life miserable for illegals here. We can also helpfully propound some basic reforms for Mexico at every opportunity; privatise PEMEX, TELMEX, reform their rotten public education system and loosen up their hide-bound land reform, all the while letting them know they will HAVE to reform their system as the illegals filter back and need a revitalized economy to provide jobs.
“TENJOOBERRYMUDS”...
In order to continue getting-by in America (our homeland), we need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term “TENJOOBERRYMUDS”. With a little patience, you’ll be able to fit right in... Now, here goes. The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service somewhere in the good old USA today.
Room Service: “Morrin. Roon sirbees.”
Guest: “Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service.”
Room Service: “ Rye. Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???”
Guest: “Uh..... Yes, I’d like to order bacon and eggs.”
Room Service: “Ow July den?”
Guest: “.....What??”
Room Service: “Ow July den?!?. Pryed, boyud, poochd?”
Guest: “Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Scrambled, please.”
Room Service: “Ow July dee baykem? Crease?”
Guest: “Crisp will be fine.”
Room Service: “Hokay. An Sahn toes?”
Guest: “What?”
Room Service: “An toes. July Sahn toes?”
Guest: “I... Don’t think so.”
RoomService: “No? Judo wan sahn toes???”
Guest: I don’t know what ‘judo wan sahn toes’ means.”
RoomService: “Toes ! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?”
Guest: “Oh, English muffin. You were saying ‘toast.’ Yes, an English muffin will be fine.”
Room Service: “We bodder?”
Guest: “No, just put the bodder on the side.”
RoomService: “Wad?!?”
Guest: “I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side”
RoomService: “Copy?”
Guest: “Excuse me?”
RoomService: “Copy...tea..meel?”
Guest: “Yes. Coffee, please... And that’s everything.”
RoomService: “One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy ... Rye ??”
Guest: “Whatever you say.”
RoomService: “Tenjooberrymuds.”
Guest: “You’re welcome”
When they’re forced to, our neighbors to the south can accomplish impressive feats.
Their recent presidential election, for instance, contained numerous high-tech measures and no-nonsense reforms that leaves US looking like a banana republic in comparison.
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Learning a new language is so hard...
Maybe my grandchildfren can intertpret for me ???
They learn this at school...
just build the FREAKEN FENCE....hold it,no...since illegal invaders are also departing this country due to increased enforcment, put in doors that only open 1-way...out.
Leech in action. Ewwwwwwwwww! I’ve got to save that pic.
A fat one, too. Wonder what Congressional district it represents?
LOL——2-year olds just might understand this.
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