> Joe, it is NOT the job of the American taxpayer to secure mexico’s southern border.
And it is the job of Iraq to secure its border, and Colombia to secure its borders, and … we’re helping them do it because it is in our national interest to do so. And you acknowledge there is a non-state actor war going on *on the border* with US citizens and you claim it is not in our interest top help Mexico the same way. Can you explain the inconsistency? Nope.
> How many other nations should we give over a billion dollars to for securing their borders?
Israel, Egypt, India, Philipines, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Taiwan, a host of Eastern European countries just off the top of my head. There are more. One billion isn’t diddly squat to Mexico. It is the military hardware, training, and partnerships that are of value. But treating Mexico the same way is a bad idea, right? Can you explain the inconsistency?
> I have listened to them talk about busting their corrupt system for my entire adult life.
Mexican politics has changed radically in the last 15 years. It’s absurd to claim there is no difference now.
Ignore Latin American at your peril.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/irans_winning_latin_power_play_108972.htm
