http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/operationchihuahua/ en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:17:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992751/posts CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – The government of Mexican President Felipe Calderón on Thursday announced a military surge of more than 2,000 soldiers in this besieged border community – caught in the crossfire between two warring drug cartels. "Operation Chihuahua," named after Mexico's biggest state, nestled against New Mexico and Texas, is aimed at restoring law and order in a region that many say has grown lawless. Since Jan. 1, nearly 200 people have been killed in this city of 1.2 million. "In this fight, Chihuahua is not alone," said Mexico's interior secretary Juan Camilo Muriño, who was accompanied by the... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992751/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:17:15 GMT