> Joe, I know the economy of mexico, the fact that they are a major trading partner with us and I have dealt with illegals extensively. I also know that Presidente Calderon is an ally of the United States, but NONE OF THAT EXCUSES the FACT that the mexican government is corrupt from the bottom up, and it is an expected and accepted part of their culture, and the mexican government exacerbates the problem of illegal immigration here while having some of the most, if not the most, onerous immigration laws in the western hemisphere.
Well don’t throw the baby out with the bath! The Mexicans are pressuring Calderon to rein in corruption because they hate it! It isn’t expected, it is hated! Did America love corruption during the 30′s when organized crime ruled in northern cities? No. It took decades to extinguish. You say Mexicans must like crime because it occurs there? But you observe they are fighting it harder and harder, and I propose military partnership like we have in other nations in similar circumstances to help them stand up to wealthy global crime gangs. Which you’d probably ignorantly oppose if you were informed enough to even know about it.
> I am completely correct here in calling for the Mexican President to punish Curiel and pointing out the rampant corruption and thievery that goes on in mexico and calling for that to end as well.
“Calling for it to end”? You sound like a liberal. If only talk helped; if wishes were horses then beggars would ride. Mexico is inflicted with narco-gangs that rival Al-Queda for their brutality. Seriously. You can “call for” whatever you like, but it will take american military equipment and training to kill the people doing it. Just like in Colombia, just like in Iraq, and you support both of those civil-military partnerships but not the exact same thing in Mexico.
> Now on to your tangent about Iraq. This is not an article about Iraq. Iraq has nothing to do with Mexico in this article …
Translation: My political philosophy is incoherent. What can I say?
It is not a tangent, and you are entirely incoherent. At least Nancy Pelosi is consistent.
> As for the Merida Initiative, mexico needs to keep doing more on their own and stop begging money and aid from us.
Translation: I’d never even heard of the Merida Initiative before you mentioned it Joe, and I’m not about to admit it!
