For some time, we've been posting about the so called "cartel war" south of the border.
The net result is 40,000 plus Mexicans killed.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration has never called on Hollywood to stop glamorizing drugs and the other irresponsible habits that have turned the US into a consumer of Mexican drugs.
Pres BO, or hopefully Pres Romney, should tell Americans a little truth: We consume and Mexicans get killed.
Yes, there is a lot of corruption in Mexico.
Yes, there is a dysfunctional political system in Mexico.
Yes, there are many things to criticize about Mexico.
Nevertheless, Pres Calderon and Mexico have battled the cartels that our bad habits are funding.
Again, we consume and Mexicans get killed.
It's time for people in the US to see it that way. Drug consumption, whether recreational or addictive, is funding a violence that will eventually creep north of the border.
We spoke with Allan Wall about Mexico:
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