Posted on 02/25/2009 9:19:03 AM PST by AuntB
Mexico’s attorney general said Tuesday he sees no need for U.S. troops to intervene in his country’s war on drug cartels, nor to gear up for a spillover of violence across the border.
U.S. officials view the violence as a potential national security threat, and last month the Bush administration’s homeland security chief, Michael Chertoff, said Washington has drawn up contingency plans for a “surge” of both civilian law enforcement and military assets along the border.
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry demanded a tighter security net from Washington, saying he’s asked the Obama administration for more aircraft and “a thousand more troops” to the border.
“I don’t care whether they’re military troops, or they’re National Guard troops or whether they’re customs agents,” he said during a visit to El Paso with retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, the former U.S. drug czar who warned two months ago that Mexico could soon become a “narco state.”
“I’m concerned,” Perry said, calling the city across the border from El Paso, Ciudad Juárez, “one of the deadliest cities on the North American continent. … Darn tootin’ it concerns us.”
The drug violence has cost more than 6,000 lives in the past 13 months, as drug gangs fight for territory and trafficking routes and battle a Mexican army crackdown. Juárez, a city of 1.3 million, has had almost a third of the killings.
Beheadings of rival gang members have grown more common, and police corruption is widespread.
Medina-Mora said Mexicans remain frustrated with the flow of cash and guns from the U.S. drug trade — $10 billion a year and thousands of weapons, which are illegal in Mexico. He discussed that topic Monday with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and on Tuesday with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
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Sorry. I’ve no clue what Wickard has to do with my quest for JR to zot Liberaltarians.
And noticably missing in this statement about Free Republic is a comment for or against the WOD.
And if you think drugs is just a social issue - think again. The WOD is as vital as the WOT. If we lose either one, we are finished as a Nation.
Good Freepers left, eh?Might I suggest you take your complaints to Jim Robinson. These are things he initiated. These are his ideals. If you don't like them, tell him."What happened to Freedom of Speech?"
Asinine things?
So, because JR decided to do this for Rudy supporters, it gives you carte blanch to start you own vendetta against those with whom you disagree? I believe the Rudy supporters were given a choice. Will you give the Libertarians one?
Hot DAMN !!! I love th’ smell of Napalm in the morning !!
This thread is about a state that is exercising its legitimate power under the 10th Amendment. It is a sharp stick in the eye of an overreaching fedgov. Are you going to answer my question about the Commerce Clause, or just make excuses to dodge?
And noticably missing in this statement about Free Republic is a comment for or against the WOD.
Asking again: Does not the About Free Republic citation sound anti-Wickard to you, YES or NO?
And if you think drugs is just a social issue - think again. The WOD is as vital as the WOT. If we lose either one, we are finished as a Nation.
The WOD has allowed the cartels to fluorish. Marijuana accounts for the bulk of revenues for the cartels, according to the Drug Czar:
John P. Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said marijuana, not heroin or cocaine, is the "bread and butter," "the center of gravity" for Mexican drug cartels that every year smuggle tons of it through the porous U.S.-Mexico border. Of the $13.8 billion that Americans contributed to Mexican drug traffickers in 2004-05, about 62 percent, or $8.6 billion, comes from marijuana consumption.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/022208dnintdrugs.3a98bb0.html
How did we survive the first 150 years of our republic with legal marijuana?
What makes you think this is my website that I have the authority to deny Liberaltarians anything???
You think I have carte blanch (sp) to start a vendetta?
In case you haven't noticed it, Liberaltarians OWN this place. I'm in the minority in speaking the truth to moral issues (such as drugs are evil and we must fight on in the WOD)
Perhaps one of these days, you libs will get your wish and JR will recreate the bug zapper thread and zot moralists like me.
But don't hold your breath....
This just tells you that the AG is on the Cartel’s payroll.
Ken. I won’t address Wickard. I didn’t bring it up. You did. Make any and all the points you want to about Wickard. Who cares. Ask me again if you want. My answer will still be “I won’t respond”.
Next. You said....The WOD has allowed the cartels to fluorish. Whoop-de-do. I say.... The WOT has allowed the jihadis to fluorish.
So, should we surrender in either war?
“How did we survive the first 150 years of our republic with legal marijuana?” Good question. Answer: By adhering to our moral values this country was founded upon. But since Liberaltarians have used and abused those values, we naturally have grown our government to such an Obamanation as we now face today.
Thanks libs! (/sarc)
It wasn’t Libertarians who grew government, it was republicans and democrats.
If the so-called leaders of Mexico had an ounce of testosterone and any sincerity directed at their own people, they could use their countries wealth of resources to get themselves out of the cesspool.
Unfortunately, they continue to prove that they deserve to remain at the bottom of the humanity totem pole by pointing fingers and running off at the mouth instead of looking into the mirror and fixing what needs to be fixed.
You may want to run away and hide from Wickard, but it's at the heart of big fedgov.
Next. You said....The WOD has allowed the cartels to fluorish. Whoop-de-do.
Then you agree with my statement?
I say.... The WOT has allowed the jihadis to fluorish.
Must be Drug Warrior logic, because that is nonsensical.
So, should we surrender in either war?
Cutting off the main funding source to the cartels is not "surrender" We did not surrender to Prohibition gangs when the 21st Amendment was ratified, did we?
"How did we survive the first 150 years of our republic with legal marijuana"? Good question. Answer: By adhering to our moral values this country was founded upon. But since Liberaltarians have used and abused those values, we naturally have grown our government to such an Obamanation as we now face today.
No, we did it by use of the Wickard Commerce Clause, which gave a green light to fedgov control over health care, welfare, the environment, education, and gun control. Wickard allowed the New Deal and the Great Society, and it is how Obama will attempt to push his agenda. So Wickard IS relevant, artful dodger.
“What makes you think this is my website that I have the authority to deny Liberaltarians anything???”
Quit using Jim’s name and position as your own personal crutch. Makes you sound like a lap dog sissy.
“I wish to God Jim Rob would do a bug zapper thread for liberaltarians.
(Remember the great zot thread that drove away the Rudy-tootie supporters?)
14 posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:34:50 AM by Responsibility2nd “
Ring any bells.
You - ya big lap dog sissy - crack me up. YOU'RE the one who pinged him (#64)
Any pinging I've done to JR was a courtesy. As you probably don't know - if you make reference or mention another FReeper - you should ping him. And as you see in # 14 - I did NOT ping JR
Now run along - hit report abuse on me - go find other Liberaltarians to join you on this thread in flaming on me - ping Jim Robinson again - do what ya want.
I'll stand alone in voicing my displeasure at Libs. I don't care who likes it.
“I’ll stand alone in voicing my displeasure at Libs. I don’t care who likes it.”
I’m finding it really hard to believe you’re actually a Texan but, smell ya later.
Two things:
1. I’m sick of the world (and some Americans) blaming America for all the problems.
2. Mexico may not have a choice regarding our possible intervention.
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