Not a good time for Sec Clinton and Pres BO to get into a debate about the "Colombia-nization" of Mexico!

We learned today that Mexico is unhappy with Sec Clinton's remarks about Mexico turning into Colombia.

Pres BO is not happy either:

"President Obama sought to calm a diplomatic furor, disputing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's assertion that Mexico has begun to look like Colombia at the height of its struggle against a drug-financed insurgency.
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To be fair, we've had disagreements between presidents and secretaries of state before.

However, I don't recall open contradictions like this regarding a major national security concern.

Is Sec Clinton the "rogue" Cabinet officer?

We recall that Sec Clinton took another shot at Pres BO over the federal deficits.

So what's going on?

First, don't underestimate the idea that the Clintons are setting the table for another campaign in 2012. (I said the Clintons because they are always a couple when it comes to seeking power)

Dick Morris knows the Clintons quite well. He believes that they are running and running fast: HILLARY’S FIRST SHOT

Second, and more important than political calculations, the Obama administration does not have a policy toward Mexico, specifically the national security crisis unfolding on the US-Mexico border.

Third, Mexico is indeed very different than Colombia.

We understand that Mexico could learn a lot from Pres Uribe's efforts, such as the improvements to the Colombian army & police.

Here is the big difference: Mexico is on our border and Colombia is not.

Also, the porous US-Mexico border is one gigantic opportunity for terrorism.

Here is the bottom line: Let's get our act together because the situation in Mexico is deteriorating daily! (Mexican police neutralize car bomb in border city)

Again, let's not argue about whether Mexico is or is not Colombia.

Instead, let's get serious about Mexico because we can not handle a massive inflow of Mexicans fleeing the war south of the border: Elite Flee Drug War in Mexico's No. 3 City

"The security situation is so alarming in Monterrey, known as the "Sultan of the North" for its industrial power, that the mayor has sent his family to live in Dallas, according to people familiar with the matter.

The mayor's office didn't respond to requests for comment."

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