Posted on 09/02/2009 10:13:24 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
MEXICO CITY – The U.S. has released $214 million of an aid package to help Mexico fight drug trafficking, including funds for five helicopters for the military to be delivered by year's end, a top State Department official said Tuesday.
The helicopters will be the first to be sent to Mexico under the Merida Initiative, a three-year, $1.4 billion program to train and equip law enforcement to deal with the ruthless cartels, said David Johnson, U.S. assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement.
He said $214 million of the package has been spent or committed. The funds have gone to training Mexican federal investigators and providing technology such as X-ray machines to check for contraband at border crossings.
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Cool, borrow money fron China and piss it off on Mexico! Wow, what a plan!
“The funds have gone to training Mexican federal investigators “
LOL!
$200 million of which will wind up with the drug lords.
$200 million is how much the illegals send back to mexico in less than a day so why again are we footing the bill?
Because we elected people who are misguided, abusive of spending our tax money, and illogical?
Ping!
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