[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Mexico is in no danger of becoming a failed state”.....

That’s not the point, Bozo!....Mexico could simply back away from the border area and give up leaving all of it to the drug gangs. Then the U.S. would have to deal with it....Are these politicians really this stupid?

[reagan_fanatic]

Are these politicians really this stupid?

Yes.

[commish]

Are these politicians really this stupid?

I take it this is a rhetorical question. BTW is this thread about Mexico or Northern Mexico (ie America)?

[April Lexington]

That’s not the point, Bozo!....Mexico could simply back away from the border area and give up leaving all of it to the drug gangs. Then the U.S. would have to deal with it....Are these politicians really this stupid?

That be some mighty nice real estate once we clear out the rabble...

[cake_crumb]

"Mexico could simply back away from the border area and give up leaving all of it to the drug gangs. Then the U.S. would have to deal with it....Are these politicians really this stupid?"

LOL, no, they're not STUPID. The drug cartels are what keep the politicians in jobs. They can't AFFORD to really do anything to stop them. What would they do for money then? (This has been accepted- though unofficially - practice in Mexican politics since before Zepata's time.)

[Kakaze]

Mexico could simply back away

Might be the most productive thing to happen.

We could annex a lot of resources,liquidate them to American companies, as they exploit mexicos resources they could set up company towns with schools and hospitals and infrastructure, bring them into our way of life.

Not only that we could use the army in the territories and set a date to integrate them.

Plus shorten our border.