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U.S. to blame for much of Mexico violence: Clinton
Reuters ^ | 3/25/09 | Arshad Mohammed

Posted on 03/25/2009 11:44:59 AM PDT by pissant

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that an "insatiable" appetite in the United States for illegal drugs was to blame for much of the violence plaguing Mexico.

"We are. How could anybody conclude any differently?" Clinton told reporters in response to a question during a flight to Mexico for a two-day visit likely to be dominated by a drug war that killed 6,300 people in Mexico last year.

Clinton's visit comes as Washington has announced plans to ramp up security on the increasingly dangerous U.S.-Mexico border. Fears are growing that the

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; banglist; immigrantlist; larrysincalirslover; mexico; obama; shrillary; wod
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Pathetic.
1 posted on 03/25/2009 11:44:59 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

pathetic Pantsuit


2 posted on 03/25/2009 11:45:56 AM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: pissant

“Reajuste”.


3 posted on 03/25/2009 11:45:58 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: GeronL

Like her husband?


4 posted on 03/25/2009 11:46:37 AM PDT by Holicheese (Gimme Gimme Gimme!)
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To: pissant

Just the kind of people who are part of the Democratic base.


5 posted on 03/25/2009 11:47:11 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: pissant
Well it's Americans enticing Mexicans into selling drugs like it was Monica's fault for enticing Bill.
6 posted on 03/25/2009 11:47:40 AM PDT by dblshot
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To: GeronL

7 posted on 03/25/2009 11:47:55 AM PDT by Vaquero ( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: pissant

Junkie’s Fault.


8 posted on 03/25/2009 11:48:02 AM PDT by TADSLOS ( Join the Conservative Revolution! http://falconparty.com/)
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lol ... choke...


9 posted on 03/25/2009 11:48:39 AM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: pissant

There’s nothing like class...and that’s what the Clinton’s have...nothing like class.


10 posted on 03/25/2009 11:49:16 AM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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More of the “Blame America” nonsense....

However...the left and the US Chamber are very nervous about the Mexico situation....as the violence escalates....it will be harder to push illegal alien amnesty.


11 posted on 03/25/2009 11:49:19 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (The Biggest Threat To American Soverignty Is Rampant Economic Anti-Americanism)
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To: pissant

An airtight border would solve all of Mexico’s problems!


12 posted on 03/25/2009 11:49:24 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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Oh hell just blame America, we seem to accept guilt without a fight anymore.....can we write you a check?


13 posted on 03/25/2009 11:49:36 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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Yeah and her Husband is responsible for 9/11 and bombing Christians also murdering Babies.
14 posted on 03/25/2009 11:49:50 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama the Wright kind of Racist!)
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And many of ours


15 posted on 03/25/2009 11:50:11 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that an "insatiable" appetite in the United States for illegal drugs was to blame for much of the violence plaguing Mexico.

You're preaching to the choir, hon. Tell it to your boss...


16 posted on 03/25/2009 11:50:18 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Party? I don't have one anymore.)
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To: pissant

Well, the Clintons certainly ought to know.


17 posted on 03/25/2009 11:50:42 AM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: pissant

Gringos highed, Mexicans died.


18 posted on 03/25/2009 11:50:42 AM PDT by TADSLOS ( Join the Conservative Revolution! http://falconparty.com/)
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...and where are all the FReepers that longingly lament about how hillary would have been soooo much better a president, a president they could have lived with?!?

Long and short of it, NO democrat president has the potential to be a good president. Ever! Period!

19 posted on 03/25/2009 11:51:03 AM PDT by top 2 toe red ("You know, I have more than enough to do without having to worry about the financial system," Obama)
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To: pissant

****h


20 posted on 03/25/2009 11:52:00 AM PDT by madison10
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