[SwinneySwitch]

Calderon has called the conditions an intrusion on Mexican sovereignty, and Attorney General Eduardo Medina said last week Mexico would wait until the plan is approved before deciding whether to accept the aid.

[nikos1121]

But let’s veto any vote or discussion on Columbia.

Just another partisan, light weight. I hope Obama chooses this guy for VP, they I KNOW McCain will win.

[Parmy]

I probably am naieve, but isn’t Mexico an oil rich country? Can’t they pay for their own problems with the money they get from the oil?

[MD_Willington_1976]

Aid package..? They already have one, its called California!

[TLI]

U.S. President George W. Bush has used a wave of violence in Mexico to push for Congressional approval of the first US$500 million installment of the multiyear aid proposal.

$500,000,000 dollars. Right.

Give me the money and I can shut that border DOWN. Cold, hard and fast. George is handing out a payoff because giving that money to Calderon is about the same as tossing it into an incinerator.

[Vigilanteman]

How about we assist them by helping all the good, hard-working Mexicans who are building our country and doing the jobs Americans won't do go home and build their country?

Can somebody explain why, if illegal immigration is such a good thing to America, why it wouldn't be a good thing to Mexico?

[Guenevere]

..they just keep slogging it to us, don’t they.

[domenad]

Veto the entire thing and spend the money on closing the border. No border passage, no drugs. What, I have to think of everything around here?

[SwinneySwitch]

Mexico ambassador to U.S. Arturo Surukhan, left, Chihuahua Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza, second from left, Baja California Gov. Eugenio Elorduy, third from left, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, fourth from left, Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinoza, fifth from left, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, sixth from left, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, center, Nuevo Leon Gov. Natividad Gonzalez, sixth from right, Interior Secretary Juan Mourino, fifth from right, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, fourth from right, Sonora Gov. Eduardo Bours, third from right, Coahuila Gov. Humberto Moreira, second from right, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza, pose for pictures during a meeting at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Thursday, May 29, 2008. The governors of California, Texas and New Mexico planned to offer support to Calderon for his crackdown against the drug trade, in which he has deployed more than 20,000 federal troops across Mexico.
(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

America should be concerned about the very real possibility that Mexico, within ten years, could collapse into civil war.

Only the truly arrogant, blinded by their post modern fantasies of internationalism, would believe that such a thing is impossible; though most of us hope that Mexico is beyond such a thing. Think again.

Most successful revolutions come from what passes as the middle class in a country. The rich can usually buy the government they want, and the poor have too few resources.

Whatever the cause of such a collapse could be several things, but certainly it will be financed by the gigantic drug cartels. And there will be external forces at work as well, most likely just enabling the smuggling of weapons.

So what does the US do? To start with, there is never going to be a US-Mexico wall of consequence. The forces in both political parties that do not want a wall are too powerful and invested in stopping its construction at any cost. Such a wall comes out of their bank account—there is no better lobbyist.

This means that several divisions of soldiers will be tasked at keeping out, not migrants, but refugees. People fleeing insane violence and butchery. The soldiers will also be ready to fire on those who fire over the border, as some foolishly may do.

Of course, fools in the US will want to open the gates, and if they are successful, they will import battles North of the border, and Americans will be killed. But the fools responsible will live nowhere near the border, so they will not care.

[TexasCajun]

Whether on the Right or on the Left, Everyone can agree on one thing:

MEXICO SUCKS !!

[Lions Gate]

The Mexican government doesn’t need a dime from the U.S. until they begin getting their own house in order. Any funds must be carefully spent to make sure they don’t end up in a corrupt politician’s or drug lord’s pocket.

Mexico should be one of the most prosperous nations on the planet with their abundance of natural resources, mild climate, natural ports on both sides of the country, hardworking people, etc, etc, etc.

But they are not because of the demonic strongholds of fear, lust, laciviousness, and greed keep the nation enslaved to corruption and poverty. These principalities need to be broken by the followers of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Corrupt politicians and police need to be rooted out and the country needs a national revival with a collective turning of hearts back to Christ - then the nation of Mexico can begin to become what God has called that nation to be.

[Joe Boucher]

Why do I feel that any aid to Mexico goes to graft, corruption and NEVER gets to those intended?

[zeugma]

What a freaking joke! Why the hell should we give one thin dime to that lawless kleptocracy? We’re all suckers for not storming Washington DC with rope in hand.

[wolfcreek]

KICKBACK!

[dennisw]

Bill Richardson.... Is this guy a useless blob or what? It’s amazing the freaks of nature we get who rise to the top. Obama and Hillary included. How about Barbara Mikulski, Janet Reno, Janet Nepolitano, and the entire Bill Clinton cabinet. Just about all are useless lawyers