Why are we doing this to Pres Calderon and Mexico?

The NY Times is running this article: Mexico Drug Fight Fuels Complaints

Sadly, the article reminds us that The Merida Plan money will be withheld for now:

"..... until the State Department verifies that the government is meeting four human rights requirements, including the prosecution of police officers and soldiers responsible for abuses."

We say it again:

Why is Senator Leahy running our Mexico policy?

Where is our Sec of State Clinton? Can someone "google" Hillary and find out where she is? How in the world can our Sec of State be so quiet about a liberal senator from Vermont hijacking our foreign policy with a neighbor and key trading partner?

To be sure, Mexico's military is now performing police functions in Mexican cities. It happened because Mexico's police is too vulnerable to corruption. It also reflects the reality that Mexico's military is well regarded by most Mexicans.

It is probably true that some excesses and human rights violations have taken place. (How can you unleash 30,000 soldiers without some problems?)

Here is the larger question:

Why is the Obama administration going public with these accusations?

Can't we bring these complaints to Pres Calderon confidentially?

Here is another question:

How are these public accusations helping Mexico?

They are not!

Who benefits from these public accusations?

The cartels do.

Here is another question:

Does the BO administration want Mexico to win?

I am not sure because BO's public embrace does not match what his State Dept is doing!

Mexico is in the middle of a brutal war against a well-financed ruthless enemy that doesn't respect any human rights.

Shouldn't we take Mexico's side, support its military efforts, and applaud the heroic work of its soldiers? Shouldn't we celebrate the good work of many rather than focus so much on the mistakes of a few?

As we posted before, BO's world is hard to understand.

BO is silent about young people killed in Iran but tolerant of his State Dept running stories about human rights violations in Mexico.

I don't get it! Of course, I didn't vote for "hope and change"!