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you hit it on the nose!

HELLO,
I'm from Mexico and live near where the marihuana is grown, harvested and sold. Our policemen sometimes are afraid of fighting the cartel people because the narcos are better armed.
And the bad guys keep getting more and more and better weapons.
Now kids at schools want to be "narcos" because all the money the narcos spend. And this will get worse, that's for sure.

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH 315.

riz said:

"remember one of the oldest and simplest vocabulary in economics?
MARKET...its where SUPPLY meets DEMAND"

So markets where nobody is a victim (aka consensual "crimes") should be illegal just because you can't imagine them being legal?

If you didn't know, those of us that are hoping and pressing for legalization are still for throwing the book at people that hurt somebody else. I personally think that there should be increased sentences for people who commit crimes under the influence of drugs, because if they are choosing to get high and aren't responsible enough to keep themself and others safe when they know they should be most careful, they clearly aren't making good decisions.

Therefore, stop throwing people in jail for hurting nobody but (potentially) themselves. We have a right to put whatever we want into our bodies, and the government shouldn't think that they have a right to refuse that basic right.

wow

Yea, Yea, Another Mexico President is declaring war on drugs and corruption again! , Another President, Another War declared, and the same old things keeps going like the eveready energy bunny. Same problem being addressed for the past hundred years. Everytime an American President with his checkbook of American Dollars announces a visit to Mexico, the Mecico Govt round up a few high profile dope dealer and prade them in the media, and lock them up. As soon as the American Pres. gets his picture taken, and gives Mexico more money, the Pres Leaves, and dealer are released, again. It's all smoke and mirrors

the drug needs to stop lots of lives have ended because of this how would you like it that a person you know or love die bcause they did drug or sold them THIS NEEDS TO STOP

TAKE A STAND LETS END THE DRUGS!!!

The War on drugs is what fuels and funds this whole mess and keeps it going. drugs are so profitable because they are illegal. the insane amount of money available is what drives things on the Mexican side of things, while on the US side the war on drugs employs millions of police officers and other law enforcement agents. It also makes the whole process of eroding civil liberties much much easier. The intent is debatable, but it's obvious that the war on drugs has a profoundly negative effect on minority communities. How many young black men get thrown into prison for possession of marijuana, and are forced to become hardened criminals and killers just to survive the prison system.

All things considered, it is completely obvious that war on drugs is a disaster and that drugs should be legal. I'm not going to repeat facts and arguments already stated many times, instead I'll point out something that is overlooked.
Although it seems true that Mexican problem is created in USA, and that it could be solved in USA (through legalization of drugs economy), it can also be solved in Mexico the same way. If Mexico legalized drug production, manufacture, trafficking, sale, possession, etc. it would eliminate organized crime and violence fueled and financed by drug economy. Instead of being ruined Mexico would prosper.
I recall that few years ago there was some kind of legislation in Mexico which tried to do this, but it was eliminated by USA pressure.

Si no hay consumidores, no hay narcontraficantes y no hay delincuencia. that it´s all

As drogas são consumidas por pessoas que tem condições de adquirilas, enriquecendo quem as vendem. São usadas pessoas de baixa renda para intermediar as negociações.
Se o processo é esse, qualquer meio que se use para debelar este círculo, estará minando o processo.

I did some research on this topic recently to try to narrow down the root of the problem. Though the main focal point has been drugs, it's actually the bad economy that is the culprit. Since the start of the NAFTA Agreement, Mexico's Gross Domestic Product has increased, thanks to the U.S. However, when the U.S. economy began to turn, Mexico's economy was affected. Unemployment numbers and Capital numbers of Mexico and the U.S. look almost identical for the past 5 years. Well, especially in the past year since our housing has declined and our economy has crashed (you can thank a Bush administration for that one), Mexico has seen a decrease in exports. Those exports are bought by Americans. Where there is no work, crime begins to rise. Unfortunately families are forced to try to make a quick buck, and what better way than to sell drugs? And for the record, no guns are actually manufactured in Mexico, they are smuggled in by Americans who also see a cash cow. Now that these two economies work together closely, we need to help keep them stay afloat. I hate to admit, but we have a lot of American products manufactured in Mexico in factories, where a lot of murders, rapes and kidnappings occur. However, this trend of violence is mainly caused by drug cartels arguing with other gangs to establish drug routes.

And no, legalizing drugs is not the answer now nor will it ever be.

VERY SERIOUS WE REALLY NEED TO STOP TIS TYPE OF TREATMENT TO THE WORLD AND JUST OTHER PEOPLE. JUST BY LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE AND THE TREATMENT IT WAS KIND OF UNBELIEABLE BUT WE CAN STOP AND WORK THIS WHOLE PROBLEM OUT.

Legalizing drugs is the only way to stop this.

This will continue as long as drugs are illegal.

Excellent pictures, does the photographer also do drive by's?

wow, you people are pretty messed up, legalizing the problem doesn't solve the problem, it just masks it. The crime, the violence, the murder, the rape, everything will still be there, and will probably go up since it will be much, much easier to get drugs. The problem IS the drugs, not the fact that the drugs are illegal. You just want a quick fix, putting a bandaid on a broken arm doesn't help.

Come on now. It's simple. The problem is not the drugs, it's the demand for them. Drugs will always be around, just like a lot of things. If nobody wants them or even if less people want them, the problem will be solved or it will be a lot less of a problem. People have to get a self esteem and a LIFE and stop using the useless stuff!!!! It's only killing them and in more ways than one.

this is imposible

wow thats all happening and juarez and its such a little town how people get away with any of that they need get more armed forces over

The problem IS the drugs

NO, the problem is ADDICTION, and getting ADDICTED to Drugs, legal (tobacco, alcohol, pills) or illegal (from pot to crystal meth with all the in-betweens -coke, ecstasy, LSd, angel dust, etc-).
In traditional societies, drugs were/are very much at hand : peyotl in Mexico, Coca in the Andes, Quât in Yemen and at the Horn of Africa, Opium in China (in the past, now it's beer).
I, for one, used dope and even some other substances in my salad days and NEVER got addicted-because I did get a better "high" doing barbells or running semis.Or maybe I was despite my young age able to understand that an excess of ANYTHING-even chocolate-is bad for one's health (a few months ago, I read the incredible story of a guy who DIED because he had been drinking too much water -20 liters a day-he was "addicted" to water).
We Homo Sapiens are complex individuals and need to secrete Endorphins to have a good balance in life. Each one gets his "high" in a different manner : the Workaholics, the Sex addicts, the sport fans, the politicalor religious fanatics, etc.
That's why the War on Drugs as it is run right now is a big mistake and is backfiring in violence .
Watch the series "Breaking Bad", it tells a lot....

Drug gangs kill eachother because they're all trying to get control over the drug smuggling routes into the US. This is what happens when drugs are illegal. You get incredible violence. The same thing happens within American cities, where gangs kill eachother to gain control of territory so they can sell their drugs there.

This is one of many reasons why drugs should not be illegal. It causes more harm when drugs are illegal.

Making drugs illegal also results in MORE people doing drugs, not less.

We should be really angry at our government representatives, all of them. Years ago, they should have secured the border and untied the hands of our border agents. This isn't a problem that's just appeared. It's been growing for years while the average American has indulged in the fantasy that we should just let illegal aliens come in and out of our country as they please. These aliens routinely aid the smugglers in bringing in drugs, weapons, human cargo and who knows what. We would not have these CRIMINALS so deeply entrenched in all of our cities now, if our government had enforced our laws. Janet Napolitano is now in charge because Obama wanted someone who would NOT do the job. Well, Arizona's gain is the nation's loss. She's not incompetent, she knows exactly what she is doing. Those of you that think the problem would just go away if we legalized drugs miss the point. These cartel members are vicious criminals, and they have gotten used to making money off of us. They have been operating in the US with way too much freedom. A slap on the hand and back to Mexico to do it again. These criminals will find other ways to make money, like kidnapping.
Phoenix AZ is now the kidnapping capitol of the US. Wake up America before your country is gone. We've lived wtih it for years in Arizona, with little help or concern from northern states, but now it's rapidly becoming your problem too. Make your voices heard. Go to a tea party. They are about taxation without representation.

#331- Your comment is the most narrow minded of all comments. You must live in La La Land. Americans are the biggest consumers. Whether it’d be a Mexican/American gangster or a Stock broker from New York or the daughter of an ex- US President or even the US president himself. They are all consumers. To say Mexico is the problem is ludicrous.

I’m Mexican and don’t do drugs and never have. I know of at least twenty American born with Euro ancestry and whose previous generations are American born. (The real Americans- as you like to think) Take this- they all do drugs.

Here is my personal statistics, 20 anglo-Americans out of every one Mexican do drugs.

Whose more guilty the grower or the buyer?

All you right winged racist, get your head out of your American born ass and realize you can’t throw the first stone if you are just as guilty.

And Mexicans aren’t the lazy asses you paint them to be. You try to cross the hot desert and pick berries for $7 an hour. Mexicans are not at the end of a freeway exit begging for money that they’ll use for drugs later.

Me gustan las fotos... Estan bien tomadas....
Es una buena evidencia de que Mexico esta tomando cartas en el asusto, que esta trabajando para Liberar a Mexico de los Narcotraficantes. Aunque es muy dificil pero paso a paso se va viendo los logros.
Y prefiero vivir con los soldados en las calles de mi ciudad que con policias corruptos..

Wow, lots of uneducated druggies on this comment board. I think the main reason why there's the violence and "war" is not because drugs are illegal, rather that the drugs exist in the first place. Sure, drugs can be a temporary escape for those who have many other problems, but you know what you all should do is find a counselor or someone to talk to about your problems and try to find a real fix, cause drugs only accelerate the problems you all wish you could alleviate. So, the problems with this drug war aren't because they're illegal and there's a high demand, it's just the fact that there's a high demand. People need to take responsibility, because it's the consumer's fault for all the violence. The drug consumer needs to take responsibility, and the drug consumer needs to realize that they are the root of the problem. If nobody ever took drugs, there wouldn't be a problem with drug cartels and drug lords, instead, we could put the violence away. Also, it's a problem if people can't afford to pay the cost of living in Mexico which drives them to want to work for the drug cartels to support families. So, if we could end poverty and drug abuse around the world, then the violence would stop too, but that would mean that corruption and greed and vanity would have to end, and I know how much you druggies love to consume your 8-balls and smoke your crack pipes, so yeah just try doing something more substantial with life and find another way to kill your problems. Or else, the killing will never end. On a side note, Weed is good. Cocaine, Heroine, Crack, Opium, Meth, and all those gay drugs are the bad drugs, however weed is natural so I think that's something that needs to be legalized and I support weed, so don't call me a stuffy uptight bastard. Thanks.

marijuanna should be legalized...everything else..no

@ to 434 : why legalize skonk, which is a very potent form of Marijuana, and not Opiates, which have been used since centuries too? the key is in the moderation of use. Did you know that Chancellor Bismarck snorted coke from time to time?
the key word here is "from time to time".
And the abuse of grass can have dire consequences too.
That's what I don't believe in the distinction between "soft" and "hard" drugs, only thing, I'm for legalizing them all, because the casualties of the War on Drugs are too high, and at the end of the day it's always the same people (the poor, the disenfrnachised ) who pay the price, not the modern day Chancellors Bismarck (read singers, actors, politicians, executives, etc). who know because they are educated how to regulate their own consumption level without (too) dire consequences to their health.

todos los que etan de acuerdo con la legalisacion de la mariguana y la cocaina es porque la bende o la consumen y eso no sera posible que se legalise

All drugs must be legalized in order to stop the flow of money to drug lords. Not only because of this must drugs be legalized, but also because every human has the basic right to choose what he/she wants to take into his/her body. It's that simple. So it really doesn't matter if legalizing would reduce violence or save money (which I think it would) or solve the problems we are seeing now. It is a basic human right to decide what one can do with his body so all drugs must be legalized simply because of this. As far as what country is at fault for all this mess, well it takes two to tango. Mexico and the U.S. are both at fault. Mexicans for bringing and distributing and their corruption, and the U.S. for their demand.

Legalize!

Many animals including humans have used drugs to cope with the fact, that happiness is not an achievable goal for the majority. You can't destroy drugs, and in a "free" society you can't stop people from taking them. The only sensible solution is to decriminalize, educate about their effects, and deal with the social side effects of drug use.

drugs are dumb

doud im nevear going to mexcio agen man but that pour little boy man im sory about who been afeted in a negative way about the drug war!

hey its me agen bloging why r they fighting about drugs seresoly man the sud be fightin abiut is how r they going to suport ther famly!!!!!right?!!!???!!!???!!!???!!!???!!!

We have failed to win wars on poverty, hunger, and terrorism. What makes us think we can win a war on drugs?

There's no war on drugs. Wars end.

We can't win the "war" on rape either. Well give it up and make it legal and how much better we will be off. Or how about robbery? Jails are full of the poor misguided souls. Set em free I say! To all you stupid "legalize drugs" fools do you think the problem is the laws that prevent the use of drugs? I call you fools again. It is the disaster and loss of our sons, brothers, wives and fathers to drugs that drain our families. Do you think when a father looks at his son, ruined by the use of drugs, he thinks that " Gee I wish drugs were legal?" No he wishes that his son could have been a man and that he had never been exposed to drugs. I've been in Law Enforcement for 35 years and there's not much I have seen when it comes to lives ruined by drugs. It's one war we might not "win" but one we can not give up on. We might as well give up on the war on terroist. Can we win that, ever? Cowards and fools. If you don't have the guts to stand on your own two feet and breath free air then you deserve the fruits of your addition.

Do you think when a father looks at his son, ruined by the use of drugs, he thinks that " Gee I wish drugs were legal?"

You see all in black and white ,it's grotesque, reality is infinitely more complicated.
For instance, I'm a father, and used to smoke pot, my son (now grown up) doesn't even touch the thing (and is also a teetotaller). My own father on the other hand, was a heavy tobacco smoker (he quit before it was too late), I never touched tobacco (save in joints).
And don't mix up things, it's confusing : the rape issue is very different from the drugs issue (and I've never heard of someone saying rape had to be legalized!), it's a completely different topic,it's like saying I'm addicted to games,
I'm going to cure myself with AA. Stick to the topic.

By legalizing drugs, we can actually reduce the number of drug users.

How?

By putting the billions of dollars we currently spend on police, prisons, judges, and lawyers, into education and treatment instead. We can also tax the drugs to create even more funds for education and treatment.

Legalize, regulate, tax, and educate. It's the best solution.

This is happening because mexicans want freedom to go were ever they want to go.All of people are dieing of this.what is the P doing he's nothing.I'm mexican and this want i think about this.Now about the swin flu a lot of people are getting fucking races because of that.they need to stop.No body said nothing when that bird thing come and killed a lot of people.

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To "legalized drugs" Hmmm. Well do you think the U.S or Mexican Governments are going to partner up with the mexican/columbians drug cartels to hammer out contracts to purchase there drugs. Hell no! So there you go, the problem is still unlicensed or untaxed drugs still coming over to the U.S, if the drugs get legalized. "Don’t forget drug cartels have a life style and money motivates their actions." Legalizing drugs still is not going to fix the violence problem. Drugs are illegal for a reason, Violence when under the influence. Mind you a lot of people say "I’ve been high on pot and never committed violence." Well "ok" but it can be addicting as "coffee, cig's, and alcohol". When there is addiction and you don't take care of that addiction there's violence. Finally, the government is going to charge higher prices than the drug cartels and with the economy the way it is, you know that part. Hmm. Bad Idea. You who want your legalization of drugs must be the one that needs it?! Oh by the way I’m a cop, I see the violence, and victimization of persons and property, everyday. We both have problems Mexico and U.S.

Are you fools illiterate? A so called cop compares smoking pot to rape- no wonder people are shooting those idiots! They have no sense at all! Morons wondering if the drug cartels will be left in charge of growing pot? When anyone with half a brain knows the tobacco industry will be the one to do it- after all they did it before and have all of the abilities and infra-structure DUH! And we still get nitwits who think all drugs are the same- do these clowns ever go to the doctor?
Really common sense folks! Cops are just another business (not our intent but how they conduct themselves) and are by no means qualified to make judgments on this issue or any other social or medical issue- keep barney fife behind his little radar gun and let society police themselves!!!

I say cut the chicken head off at the source, send in American troops with mexican troops and end the cartels power... the killing of ten thousand people are not necessary and it needs to end stop the drug trafficing.

these pictures are awesome Thanks for them

Mexican troops are part of the problem... and Mexicans themselves would rebel at the idea of US troops "invading" their country and you'd have that bloodbath you think is unnecessary... check your history friend! Pancho Villa was a hated bandit until Gen. Pershing pursued him across the border- this provoked fights with both civilians and Mexico's army(s)... recognizing that we should opt for a 2 fold strategy- border security with decriminalizing the "soft" drug(s) like marijuana!!!
Other nation will continue to export it and we should beef up out security measures elsewhere- but know this those desperate enough to farm poppies etc will react violently to any attempt to force them to stop!!! Are you prepared for that? Are you prepared for foreign nations like china to interfere since they too profit from this trade???

good

hmm.... mayb Obama wants the bud to be passed..

theres no way in hell the U.S. military can stop these cartels

Arnold is the latest to suggest that Pot be legalized... the military could crush the cartels- and another would take it's place... simply because of economics.
The only rational way to deal with it is to recognize what is a hard drug and what is a soft one and deal with them accordingly.
Hell why not legalize pot and tax it- it would still be cheaper than the unlawful variety and you could use these tax dollars to secure the border(s) and fight hard drugs!!!

The problem we have today is america it self we have drug addicts in our country that are fueling the fire to these drug cartel and people who are buying weapons to supply guns for the cartel we need to stop this madness inocent people lives are being destroyed and it's sad and disturbing these people have to go through this my heart goes out to those affected by this and those who lost someone we need to end this madness and regain control of our country i say lock the borders down and let no traffic in or out of our country and step up our security send out the us army and marines if we have to assist our border patrol but no they care about iraq and not whats happening in our own country

Very nice site!

LEGALISE all drugs and TAX them and you will STOP all the killing.

I am brazilian and live in Rio. I watch same thing everydays .

Why aren't the mexican cartels involved in the illegal tobacco and alchohol business?

wow this makes me feel so sad when i see thing like this and people in pain :(

TO PAULO BAPTISTA if we legalize drugs then everyone is screwed

Legalizing all drugs wont stop the killings... but legalizing soft drugs like pot will reduce it and allow for more funding to fight the hard drugs. The killings aren't motivated by drugs- it's the money. However addicts (coke,heroin,meth et al) will always resort to whatever they means they need to get what they want- including violence and thus those drugs really do need to be controlled. The cartels will move into other less profitable "industries" and corruption will drop- but let's not kid ourselves it will never go away completely. If you want to fight drugs create jobs!!! First in USA's inner-cities then overseas... create a more socially aware society- instead of repressing tennagers about alcohol and pot try letting them have limited acess with adults so they can socialize instead of binging it just might reduce a lot of problems!

At 15 foto - Timati from Russia =)

There is nothing you can do to stop it . the chidren will do as they are told because they fear for there life ,most of the children are not there by free will .the drug dealers need someone to carry out the drug war and they know children will do it

My hats off to the Mexican Federal police and Military for being so brave in still fighting a war that to everybody else it looks like they are losing, the losers are not them but the people they are fighting against. All people should be thankful that we have women and men that are willing to place there lives on the line to protect us and there citzens. Thank you and God bless to all of them

A thought for Florence Cassez , a Frenchwoman victim of a miscarriage of justice in Mexico - it's true she made a bad mistake hanging out with Israel Vallarta, a notorious drug trafficker and kidnapper, but 60 years of jail for that -c'mon that 's a bit over the top.

Yes those who are honest officers are true heroes- but too many are corrupt or have gone over to the other side- we must find a way to help and strengthen them...
as for Flo Cassez? Let her rot! she was involved no matter how small the degree- and it should serve as a lesson to all who minimalize terrorism and hard crimes!
Pot is a soft drug and shouldnt be in that category but it is slandered by the conduct of these thugs..... when are we going to separate these?
A kidnapping coke dealer and his accomplice are far worse than some 18 year old pot smoker!!! And how many times have we seen these women claim to be dupes? We've all seen them go for "bad boy" types- well you reap what you sow!

To 470 :: Okay , you're bitter because Miss Cassez is pretty and preferred a bad boy over you, but that doesn't mean by a long shot that's she's actually guilty - although I'll admit to her acting stupidly, but that doesn't deserve a death sentence (because 60 years in a Mexican jail means death actually).

oooh poor lionel you're delusional. I'm not bitter I'm an adult- there's a difference. I'm not fooled by these women who want to play with bad boys and pretend they're innocent. And her victims clearly identified her as a participant in the crimes- so yes she's guilty. There was a beauty queen (Mexican) who was recently arrested along with her kingpin lover- and she tried the same defense only as everyone else pointed out she readily admitted she was attracted to him because he was a criminal (with lots of loot) she involved herself too- to what degree is a different matter- but again that's her (their) choice and they must accept responsibility- just like the poor little old grandmothers (western tourists) in asia who get involved and want everyone to think they too are innocent or we should feel sorry for them- it isn't like someone planted it on them. So really why should real victims have to share sympathy with them??? That's aas bad as the crazy cop who compared smoking pot to rape!!!

I have been living in Mexico for the past year, I am now in the USA, but am returning to Mexico soon...I am a US citizen...the demand is in the US, heavily promoted by mtv / rap / hip hop / gangsta / money is all that matters culture...as any sane person knows, according to the economic law of supply and demand, if there is demand , supply will happen....legalization and regulation will take the profit from the drug trade...as profit withers so will involvement on both sides...also, IMMMEDIATLY the US should stop the movement of weapons from the US into Mexico, at least do that much to help the courageous Mexican police who are risking their lives every day. The vast majority of Mexicans are very friendly , law abiding people, and would like to see the return of the American tourist dollar to Mexico, this will not happen until the "drug war" is over. The problem started with US demand and the solution lies in US drug policy , until the US wakes up and accepts responsibility for the drug war , it will never end. every day it escalates , now it is becoming a major problem in most large US cities, get a handle on it now, before it it too late

the problem didnt start with "US" demand- it started with a crappy economy south of the border... just how clueless are these people???

Si si es cierto la demandas han empezado aqui en usa , por la muscoa rap y rock musica mugrosa que habla de puras drogas asi que si hay demanda de lo que sea alguien va a proeverles los que pidan y mienttas aqui en usa ayya drogadictos siempre va aver quien l;os supla la culpa es de los dos paises para que estan echando la culpa alos mexicanos es culpa de todo america ,, asi mejor hay que acabar con los narcotrficantes unamonos a cabar con elllos tanto en Mexico como en USA ,,,

no you're just not getting it anon spanish writer....
as long as Mexico is poor- her people will resort to crime.
They sent drugs north before it was such a big problem..
that isn't to say that people in the north are faultless not by far...
but the real problem is in the south and ignoring that will never fix the problem...
the fools who use hard drugs in USA will find another self-destructive way of life we can never change that not in any nation or culture but we can fight poverty...

I say make cigarettes illegal, and legalize any non-addictive drugs. I quit smoking cigarettes with the help of pot.

No Legalization of Addictive drugs (cocaine, herion, meth, etc..... ) They will destroy society.

Pot is FAR less harmfull then cigarettes or even Beer.

To all those people that think potheads are stupid, I will tell you that I work 40 hours a week, and I am far smarter then 90% of the poeple I know. I have kept my job and in this economy, that should tell you how dedicated, and intelligent I am.

It's like alchohol. I know alchoholics, and pot heads, and I know people who drink socially, and people who smoke pot socially.

Everything in Moderation !

Tax It !

By legalizing drugs, we can actually reduce the number of drug users.

How?

By putting the billions of dollars we currently spend on police, prisons, judges, and lawyers, into education and treatment instead. We can also tax the drugs to create even more funds for education and treatment.

Legalize, regulate, tax, and educate. It's the best solution.

just legalize all drugs, dump the interdiction money into prevention and treament, The mexican and other countries will not have a way to make a profit. Prohibition doesn't work, does anyone remember history. duh

HE I AM LIVING IN THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY OF THE PLANET YES YOU GUESS, JUAREZ, MEXICO ISN'T AT IRACK; A WANT TO TELL ALL OF YOU MY OPINION VIOLENCE DOES NOT COMBATE WITH VIOLENCE WHAT WE REALLY NEED WE NEED MORE EMPLOYMENTS, WE NEED MORE EDUACTION MORE CULTURE MORE SOCIAL CARES FROM GOVERMENT INSTEAD SPEND SEVERAL OF MONEY IN THE WAR THAT MONEY MUST TO BE USED AT SOCIAL PROGRAMMS. IF PEOPLE ARE NUT BUSY IN GOOD OBJETIVES THEY NEED TO LOOK HOW TO EARN MONEY AND WERE THEY CAN? EASYLY? NARCO OTHERWISE THERE ARE NO WAY TO OBTAIN MONEY WITHOUT THE ENOUGH JOBS, WE NEED TO COMBACT NARCO WITHY INTELLIGENCE NOT WITH FEED, BADLY PTE CALDERON HAS NOT THE SAME OPINION AS MANY MILLIONS OF MEXICAN RIGH NOW THAT WE HACE SEEN THE THE MILITARY MEN CANNOT WITH THE NARCO, EACH TIME MORE AND MORE PEOPLE INNOCENT PEOBLE DYE BECAUSE THESE ENABLE WAR

Why does the US government never assumes its responsibility on the problem? It's not that all people Mexico are drug traffickers. Both the US and Mexico have a problem, not only the latter. While drug consumption is very low in Mexico, the United States is sadly the country that has more drug addicts in the world. The huge market is there. And when there is a market there will be someone selling. The US complains about Mexicans working there illegaly BUT THEY HIRE THEM for $$$ reasons. People are exploited and then accused of breaking laws. They just want to work and they offer them jobs there. They wouldn't break laws if the US govnmt put in jail those who hire and exploit them or approve working treaties as Canada does.
In the case of drugs, it is exactly the same story. The market, the demand is THERE. The US govnmt should spend LOTS of money treating their addiction problem instead of just blaming the other party or send money. I only read PBS assume this reality once. Only PBS! This is just plain logic: It takes two to tango... the "bad marriage" is created by both parties, not only one.

no socialist medicine!

Anyone who says drugs are the problem needs to look into History, American history no less... Little thing happened here in 1920 Called the Prohibition, Theft of property was up 13.2%, homicide was up 16.1%, and robbery was up 83.3% from pre prohibition norms. The problem is drugs? The Small problem is drugs, like the small problem was Alcohol back then (Mind you that is now a legal drug) but as with the prohibition, no matter how much we close our eyes and wish it away it is going no where. We have been fighting this "war" for years, we are no closer to winning it then when we started. Their is a time when the fighting has to stop, and the fighters must find compromise. Legalize drugs, the demand is there, and as long as there is demand someone is going to supply it. We would be better off treating the addiction then creating piles of bodies like we are now.

I live in El Paso Texas and this drug war has me sick & tired. Everyday I hear of killings. I try not to watch the news but it seems it just pops out somewhere and somehow. The reason being is that the killings are getting more gruesome and honorific. Can't they just get Chapo Guzman like with that satellite, like in the movie "Body of Lies" with Leonardo di Caprio or is it that the USA Government is getting something out of it as well??

...dude instead of drugs eat sumptin like cheeseballs im here to say that cheeseballs taste better and dont kill your brain cells

Leglalize it.

Fact: 90% of all weapons recovered from members of Mexican drug carels are US-made. America need to stop bitching and help the Mexican government enact some real change, since US is more than a little bit responsible for what's going on there

Ok, For Mexico passes the drug consumed in the U.S. and if there is indeed corruption and lack of control of security forces in Mexico, but on arriving at the border there are beginning the work of security agents of United States.The length and breadth of the USA are huge and then that control does not work in such a vast territory, Americans do not control their cities, its roads and its people ......question: are inept or corrupt? neither is very satisfactory . ......... then, Mexico is the bad guy only?

"Despite what many of you happy go lucky pot smokers think, our government is not evil, and wouldn't consider making money off selling meth to it's people"

you know whats funny?

IF the government did "regulate and control" meth, and "make money" off of it by selling it to the people..

We would calli t ADDERALL.

Well as you see durgs more in the untied states and mexico. There is no way we are going to stop this maddes. Your fault

Drugs will always cause lives and be A problem,illegal or not.Yeah,let's just legalize pot,heroine and cocaine.You obviously haven't seen what people do for these drugs.I've seen people sick and I knew people who died on it and for it.Pot is A gateway drug.Every x friend I know that turned into A junkee,started with pot.

una limpieza total de esta escoria...necesitamos 5000 Rambos que se adentren para liquidar a toda esta gentuza.

this whole thing is stupid i beleive that if you legalized some drugs mybe you wouln'd have worry it kill cigeraites do mopre to you and there legal people need to stop killingh each other>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lovebug

messt up

this is crazy but true

here is the real story, the mexican government and those in charge of the government are all too proud and stubborn to allow their closest neighbor ,the USA, to interfere with their internal affairs. now the drug wars are spilling onto american soil and because the US government forces are locked up in a worthless wasted war with a bunch of fighting nomads in iraq and afghanistan the US government and its leaders are too stubborn and proud to say walk away from iraq and afghanistan, let them kill each other, the US government will not commit thousands of troops to assist in the analiation of the cartels to their closest neighbor mexico. the cartels can be stopped but somebody has to kick their buts.

wow

That is a very sad and sick thing

this is a very sad moment for me. i have never seen anything like it.i can believe the president is allowing this.it needs to stop soon

This is sad i cant believe that a president would want to do this and let them get kill and died i hope that all or allmost all of them go to heaven cause im a christin and i hope i and my family does too.

that is so bad

In December of 2006, Mexico's new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price - gun battles, assasinations, kidnappings, fights between rival cartels, and reprisals have resulted in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 - over 5,300 killed last year alone. President Barack Obama recently announced extra agents were being deployed to the border and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Mexico today to pursue a broad diplomatic agenda - overshadowed now by spiraling drug violence and fears of greater cross-border spillover. Officials on both sides of the border are committed to stopping the violence, and stemming the flow of drugs heading north and guns and cash heading south.

legalize!

I keep seeing the same stupid lie(s)_ over and over again... "the US wont admit it has a problem" just how stupid are you? It's been stated repeatedly and yes there's million addict treatment centers but guess what? Once you leave there's a million or so druggies dragging you right back into it... it's the supply stupid!!! Latin America makes too much profit on drugs so it will never seriously try to eradicate the cartels... Cuba has been a major player for decades... and we hear all of the same stupid lies about no alternatives- and yet not every 3rd world nation has become a drug empire... why is that? Legalize soft drugs and destroy those with hard drugs!

why does this discussion reflect race or color? Are we all not effected
by the tragedy of this menace of illegal drugs. It is not a color issue
never has been

by the way the biggest gateway drug is tabacoo.

the biggsest drug cartel is the mexican than the colombian. even the music of the narcos

agree