Comments on: Mexico’s three wars

By: paulsageordie

paulsageordie — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 10:32:20 +0000

It would appear to me as a U.K citizen that considering the Hispanic population of the USA both legal and illegal and its rapid growth, that many of both Mexico’s problems and the USA border control problems would be resolved by Mexico becoming the next 10 states of the USA. The internal Federal control of Cross Stateline offences is already in place and the merging of the two nations would I feel be welcomed by the Mexican peoples and give Republican Americans that warm glow of Empire and control they like.

By: DifferentOne

DifferentOne — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:40:45 +0000

If Mexico legalized marijuana, then any citizen could grow and sell it. That would be the most effective way to undermine the criminal drug cartels. If regulation and taxation are also feasible, then the tax revenues could be spent on drug education.

As for violent crime in general, that is likely a result of the extremes of wealth and poverty in Mexico. A fairer society would be less violent.

By: ALLSOLUTIONS

ALLSOLUTIONS — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:28:48 +0000

Eliminate ideology and politics. Go with intelligent, highly analytical and fair management.

Get the government out of the benefit business(this is the reason for gridlock, the fight over benefits); restrict the government to the role of referee concerned only with fair play and not with equal results.

How is this accomplished?

Citizens grow up, take part and stop asking, What do I get.

The facts no one wants to read.

By: ALLSOLUTIONS

ALLSOLUTIONS — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:24:49 +0000

Legalizing drugs in Mexico is not the answer; the market is the United States. By nature the drug business is violent. Also, it will not stop the other crimes, it just means that the drug cartels are legally exempt from control.

Nieto is out of his league. He needs to find some international advisors.

The facts no one wants to read.

By: BidnisMan

BidnisMan — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:12:16 +0000

The answer is for Mexico to legalise drugs. From the outside it looks like they are fighting the USA’s drugwar with their own money and lives. I concede it is not a great answer, morally repugnant, but possibly more practical than living in a drug war zone.

By: steve778936

steve778936 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:02:20 +0000

Mexicans and Americans share a common current dilemma. Give one party the power to make things happen and you risk tyranny. Spread the power and you invite gridlock. Solutions? Answers on a postcard please.