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Official: Mexico not in danger of collapse ('Make your prediction here! thread)
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| 3/26/09
| Pam Hess - ap
Posted on 03/26/2009 1:55:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – The Mexican government is not on the verge of collapse, the top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, seeking to tamp down increasing alarm over the powerful and violent drug cartels operating in the country that is the United States' southern neighbor.
"Mexico is in no danger of becoming a failed state," said National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair at his first news conference Thursday.
Echoing the assessment of Mexico's leaders, Blair said the dramatic increase in killings in Mexico is a result of that government's crackdown on drug cartels.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Mexico; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 200903; aliens; amnesty; bho44; bhomexico; collapse; danger; dennisblair; fastandfurious; fastnfurious; immigration; mexico; narcoterrorism
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Sorry , No prizes if you win but if you live in a border state , you might disagree with 'Nothing to see, just move along.' from Blair. Helluva title huh? National Intelligence Director
depends on what you mean by ‘verge’.
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posted on
03/26/2009 1:55:28 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: NormsRevenge
With Obama at the helm, it’s possible the U.S. will fall before Mexico does.
To: NormsRevenge
It’s been in danger of collapse or mob rule for years.
Corrupt politicians. Drug/Crime cartels. Bandits rule the country-side. Military rules self.
Nationalization has sapped the resources and squandered them
Collapse is inevitable. Whether this year or next.
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posted on
03/26/2009 1:57:14 PM PDT
by
K-oneTexas
(I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
No mention of how far North the drug cartels tentacles reach.. Try Canada.
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posted on
03/26/2009 1:57:21 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: NormsRevenge
darn I am from Texas and I think there are several parts of northern Mexico almost controlled by Narcos now
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posted on
03/26/2009 1:58:19 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
To: NormsRevenge
The government is corrupt and in bed with the narco traffickers. There is nothing to collapse.
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posted on
03/26/2009 1:58:21 PM PDT
by
lormand
(California - Finally a State Louisiana can make fun of)
To: NormsRevenge
"Mexico is in no danger of becoming a failed state...If you have to deny it, it is probably true.
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posted on
03/26/2009 1:59:28 PM PDT
by
Senator_Blutarski
(No good deed goes unpunished.)
To: NormsRevenge
There are no drug cartels in Mexico, none!
To: NormsRevenge
"
Mexico America is in no danger of becoming a failed state," said National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair at his first news conference Thursday,
as he accepted "mysterious donations" from Hillary Clinton of the State Department.Fixed it. ;)
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:01:15 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: NormsRevenge
Official: Mexico not in danger of collapse Rule of thumb: if you have to SAY it isn't, then it probably IS. Just sayin'.
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:01:53 PM PDT
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
To: NormsRevenge
“Don’t believe a rumor until it is officially denied.”
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:02:56 PM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Senator_Blutarski
If you have to deny it, it is probably true. I've nothing to say to you except: brilliant minds think alike.
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:03:13 PM PDT
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
To: NormsRevenge
What if a whole country collapsed and nobody could tell the difference?
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:03:42 PM PDT
by
San Jacinto
(gorebull warming -- the Socialists' Shortcut.)
To: NormsRevenge
What’s the over/under on this?
To: Tijeras_Slim
That’s exactly what I was thinking...
What will we call him? “Guadalajara Bob”?
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:06:58 PM PDT
by
MrB
(irreconcilable: One of two or more conflicting ideas or beliefs that cannot be brought into harmony.)
To: NormsRevenge
“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?
To: NormsRevenge
If the Mexican government said this, I would get out of the country by the next day...
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:08:23 PM PDT
by
John123
(The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
To: NormsRevenge
Translation: “Mexico is on the verge of collapse.”
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posted on
03/26/2009 2:08:30 PM PDT
by
Tenniel2
("Providence moves slowly, but the devil always hurries" -- John Randolph of Roanoke)
To: MrB
How about “Juarez Juan”? And maybe someone can Photoshop his insignia and backdrop to Mexican ones.
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