say that direct drug trafficking happens in their neighborhoods. These scenarios are playing out all over Mexico. United States President Obama applauded Calderon for his "extraordinary courage and leadership" in dealing with drug trafficking and the related violence in Mexico. According to Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs, the president has expressed his support during the meeting for "the valuable work being done under the Merida Initiative," the $1.4 billion U.S. counter-drug and anti-crime assistance package for Mexico and Central America. The drug war in Mexico seems to be never ending and continues to escalate daily. Travelers are being fearful of visiting the country it has become such a large issue. Americans need to question why drugs, in particular marijuana, has become such a sought after drug in Mexico, and whether the purchase by citizens of the United States is what is inciting this drug war to the south. With marijuana continuing to stay illegal and patrolled in the US, one can only imagine this gruesome war to the south continuing to escalate.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Drugs Across the Border
In a Gallup opinion briefing from February, 2009, it was found that over 6,000 innocent people were killed in the on-going drug war that is tearing apart Mexico. With Mexico being our neighbor to the south, it leads one to question where these drugs are heading? Could they be going to the United States, a country where drug use is highly patrolled? In Mexico,violence has soared since President Calderon declared war on drug traffickers in late 2006 and deployed tens of thousands of troops to combat the cartels; much of the surge is viewed as backlash against the crackdown. Bloodshed across the U.S. border has prompted some experts in recent months to issue dire warnings about Mexico's future stability and the potential security risks to the United States. A 2008 poll showed how large group of gangs have grown and whether common citizens are becoming fearful for their own innocent lives. Nearly 60% of those polled said that they have gang members living in close proximity to them and over 40% 
say that direct drug trafficking happens in their neighborhoods. These scenarios are playing out all over Mexico. United States President Obama applauded Calderon for his "extraordinary courage and leadership" in dealing with drug trafficking and the related violence in Mexico. According to Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs, the president has expressed his support during the meeting for "the valuable work being done under the Merida Initiative," the $1.4 billion U.S. counter-drug and anti-crime assistance package for Mexico and Central America. The drug war in Mexico seems to be never ending and continues to escalate daily. Travelers are being fearful of visiting the country it has become such a large issue. Americans need to question why drugs, in particular marijuana, has become such a sought after drug in Mexico, and whether the purchase by citizens of the United States is what is inciting this drug war to the south. With marijuana continuing to stay illegal and patrolled in the US, one can only imagine this gruesome war to the south continuing to escalate.
say that direct drug trafficking happens in their neighborhoods. These scenarios are playing out all over Mexico. United States President Obama applauded Calderon for his "extraordinary courage and leadership" in dealing with drug trafficking and the related violence in Mexico. According to Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs, the president has expressed his support during the meeting for "the valuable work being done under the Merida Initiative," the $1.4 billion U.S. counter-drug and anti-crime assistance package for Mexico and Central America. The drug war in Mexico seems to be never ending and continues to escalate daily. Travelers are being fearful of visiting the country it has become such a large issue. Americans need to question why drugs, in particular marijuana, has become such a sought after drug in Mexico, and whether the purchase by citizens of the United States is what is inciting this drug war to the south. With marijuana continuing to stay illegal and patrolled in the US, one can only imagine this gruesome war to the south continuing to escalate.
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This is a interesting statistic because so much of our country's drug problem stems from places such as Mexico. It is scary to think the drug wars and problems occurring in Mexico have such an effect on what is happening in out country. in my opinion it raises the question if a drug such as marijuana was legal would we be effected to heavily by the drug wars. on the other hand The U.S. would still have to import the drug from somewhere so it may be inevitable either way. Very interesting poll either way.
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