U.S. Government Gives $400M Aid Package to Mexico to Fight Drug Cartels

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461446,00.html ^ | 12/3/08

[Sammy67]

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 million aid package Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels.

The money comes at a critical time: Mexico's death toll from drug violence has soared above 4,000 so far this year, and drug-related murders and kidnappings are spilling over the U.S. border as well.

U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza formally released $197 million at a signing ceremony in Mexico City. The rest will be disbursed throughout the year.

Garza said the Merida Initiative aid will enable the U.S. and Mexico to work more closely, sharing information on the cartels in real time.

But many questions remain about the direction of this drug war, and both Mexico and Colombia, where 90 percent of U.S.-bound cocaine is produced, worry they'll be

[Sammy67]

Mexico is now considered a 'War Zone" by the U.S. State Dept.

[TonyStark]

This is an abomination. Time for a tax revolt.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

$399 million will land in the hands of the looters.

[OneWingedShark]

We should have sent ammo instead...

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

How much will go to the American ambassadors Mexican family.

A clear conflict of interest!

[randomhero97]

We so need an exit strategy from the war on drugs.

[stockpirate]

Bush the big spender that just can’t quit.

I guess he traded his coke addiction for a spending other peoples money addiction.

[Dubya]

The U.S. government finally released the first part of a $400 million aid package Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels.

Unbelieveable.

[steelyourfaith]

I wonder how many miles of border fence that could $ have built.

[OCC]

We so need an exit strategy from the war on drugs.

Or a surge. Securing our Southern border would be a nice start.

[MoTiger]

We so need an exit strategy from the war on drugs.

How about tough sentences for drug dealers, actually enforcing our existing laws, and reforming the prison system (keep prisoners separate, etc. so that it’s not Crime University). Not to mention no tolerance for heroin sales as it’s funding terror.

Or were you looking for a “marijuana, it’s not so bad” response?

[Travis McGee]

90% of which will be funneled to the drug cartels who run the Mexican govt, police and military.

[randomhero97]

Or were you looking for a “marijuana, it’s not so bad” response?

Never touched it in my life but I really don't care if someone else smokes their life away.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Mexico's death toll from drug violence has soared above 4,000 so far this year

Mexico's problem

and drug-related murders and kidnappings are spilling over the U.S. border as well.

So build the fence

[ridesthemiles]

$399 million will land in the hands of the looters.”

Time to read “Atlas Shrugged” again.....

The looters are predominant there.

[Dallas59]

Watch that cash translate into more beheadings.

[Right Wing Assault]

Not quite as helpful as flushing it down the toilet.

[NormsRevenge]

mexico is where we should send that 20,000 civil defense force.. instead we p*ss more money down a rathole.

[ari-freedom]

We should have sent ammo instead...

in our guns held by our troops