Posted on 03/12/2009 7:22:54 AM PDT by Danae
• A failure by the Mexican political system to curtail lawlessness and violence could result of a surge of millions of refugees crossing the US border to escape the domestic misery of violence, failed economic policy, poverty, hunger, joblessness, and the mindless cruelty and injustice of a criminal state. http://americansentry.blogtownhall.com/2009/02/25/the_deteriorating_state_of_mexican_national_security.thtml
a recent trip to Mexico and a report conducted by retired Army General, Barry McCaffery in December 2008 while he attended the International Forum of Intelligence and Security Specialists which acts as an advisory board to the Mexican Federal Law Enforcement leadership. (http://www.mccaffreyassociates.com/pdfs/Mexico_AAR_-_December_2008.pdf Though McCaffery’s report goes beyond the standard USG reporting that is swaddled in a law enforcement perspective, it has some stark and convincing statistics and conclusions that highlight this issue, as a National Security challenge, and beyond the single scope approach as a law enforcement challenge specifically relating to the drug trade.
That's unacceptable. Bush had his chance to close the borders and he knew the southern border was a "problem" for the entire length of his regime. The proper and acceptable question is What would Theodore Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan do?
That's what I was hoping people would think about. Of course, the answer to my question is, "Nothing!"
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