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2008-06-10 Caribbean-Latin America

Mexico â Failed State.. or .. Failed Policies?

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Posted by 3dc 2008-06-10 19:08|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Mexico, failed state or failed policies?

Yes.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-06-10 19:23|| 2008-06-10 19:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Mexican police chiefs are seeking asylum in the United States.

Posted by Snineting Tojo5324 2008-06-10 19:35|| 2008-06-10 19:35|| Front Page Top

#3 All the smart Mexicans have left.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-10 19:38|| 2008-06-10 19:38|| Front Page Top

#4 The latter because of the former, which feedds back. Nasty little loop - requires political courage and some force to break it. Need to break up the main families that run Mexico, privatize a ton of stuff and open up the governmen while cracking down on the cartels militarily.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-10 19:48|| 2008-06-10 19:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Old joke - Why no mexican olympic team? Cause all the mexicans that can run, jump or swim are in America...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-06-10 20:25|| 2008-06-10 20:25|| Front Page Top

#6 GUATEMALA CITY, June 7 (Reuters) - Guatemala plans to send hundreds of troops, elite presidential guards and anti-drug police to its border with Mexico to stem growing drug violence, the government said on Saturday.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-06-10 20:49|| 2008-06-10 20:49|| Front Page Top

#7 we had a month-long lull in Tijuana. 10 dead his last weekend. Long-term? Mexico is f*cked without US intervention, and until it gets bad enough, Mexicans will oppose that, out of some anti-yanqui knee-jerk reaction. The drug cartels give members of the authorities and military two choices: accept a large bribe and let things go, or be a hard-ass and die violently in front of (or with) your family. Hard choice, and without security and support? Impossible

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-10 21:16|| 2008-06-10 21:16|| Front Page Top

#8 this, not his.... :-(

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-10 21:37|| 2008-06-10 21:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Back in the bad old days, Mexico was a lot like Afghanistan is today. A weak central government, with warlords controlling the rural majority of the country. The president was just the strongest bandito, and as soon as he became the president, all the other banditos sought to overthrow him.

At times, the butchery became so bad that groups of people would be approached by unidentifiable armed men who would ask them who they supported. If they answered wrong, they would be killed on the spot.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-06-10 22:46|| 2008-06-10 22:46|| Front Page Top

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