tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post8625873623612438496..comments2024-03-29T09:35:20.498-06:00Comments on Borderland Beat: Bilateral Merida Initiative office opens in Mexico CityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-62332265671840385682010-09-03T01:29:42.183-06:002010-09-03T01:29:42.183-06:00jajajjajaa....no aristocracy in Mexico....what pla...jajajjajaa....no aristocracy in Mexico....what planet are you on...the money aristocracy sure does exist ...and so does racism...the taller and whiter you are, the more money you have, and the greater hand you have in running the country...ever heard the term "white Mexican"?...go to the richest city ,Monterrey and you will see, go to San Pedro, there are some king living gente thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-87542890314269978502010-09-02T22:15:45.433-06:002010-09-02T22:15:45.433-06:00Too bad Bush isnt still around. We would have been...Too bad Bush isnt still around. We would have been on the ground in mx cleaning up this situation a long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-68874924577175016672010-09-02T21:27:51.951-06:002010-09-02T21:27:51.951-06:00November 16, 2007
Mexican President Felipe Calde...November 16, 2007 <br /><br />Mexican President Felipe Calderón is locked in a valiant fight against narco-traffickers, proving his commitment by extraditing to U.S. courts and prisons powerful Mexican drug kingpins and politicians, as well as seizing large amounts of drugs and drug cash. He and President Bush recently announced the $1.4 billion "Mérida Initiative," a joint U.S.- Mexico program to further the fight. The plan has many anti-corruption safeguards and "end-use monitoring" provisions. It provides aircraft, equipment, software, and training that is badly needed by military, judicial, and law enforcement officials in Mexico. The initiative will improve the effectiveness of both governments in the battle against drug traffickers along the U.S.-Mexican border.<br /><br />...<br /><br />The Mérida Initiative's bland name was chosen to avoid comparisons with "Plan Colombia" and to deny Calderón's opponents--such as López Obrador and other Hugo Chávez sympathizers--the chance to assert that the United States is attempting to diminish Mexico's sovereignty.<br /><br />...<br /><br />The United States has a major stake in the success of the Calderón Administration. With $1.1 billion in daily bilateral trade,[7] Mexico is the United States' second largest trading partner and its fourth-largest oil supplier.[8] The total value of U.S. investment in Mexico exceeds $66 billion.[9] Turning a cold shoulder on the counter-narcotics issue would send the wrong signal to the new administration and the Mexican people.<br /><br />López Obrador and Hugo Chávez would love to see the Merida Initiative defeated. They know that drug cartels and illicit drugs undermine stability in Mexico and weaken the United States. U.S. policymakers should expect opposition from the far left, including moveon.org, Chavista types, and Soros-funded supporters of drug legalization.<br /><br />The Mérida Initiative is no panacea. There will be no lightning victory; drug cartels will fight back with characteristic ruthlessness; certain areas of cooperation will be thorny. The battle is on Mexico's turf; no U.S. drug enforcement agents or military boots should be on the ground. To guard against corruption and abuse, adequate benchmarks and safeguards for transparency and accountability must be included.<br />...<br />http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2007/11/The-US-and-Mexico-Taking-the-Meacuterida-Initiative-Against-Narco-Terror<br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-89046114918809799642010-09-02T13:36:17.070-06:002010-09-02T13:36:17.070-06:00Regarding Anonymous (September 2, 2010 @ 11:40 AM)...Regarding Anonymous (September 2, 2010 @ 11:40 AM)<br /><br />What?????? What in the world are you talking about????? There's no aristocracy in Mexico, are you sure you're referring to Mexio, perhaps you mean a difference country.<br /><br />Mexico has a constitution; there are no monarchs or aristocrats (nobles). Aristocrats go hand in hand with royals, not the gentry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-81685882280967892252010-09-02T11:40:51.693-06:002010-09-02T11:40:51.693-06:00Mexico needs to turn over as much power and contro...Mexico needs to turn over as much power and control to US agents as the US will accept. The reason they resist is Mexican power would loose the money, privelege,and ability to manipulate.This could be a great chance for the Mexican people if the Mexican aristocracy can not sabatoge the operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com