(My new American Thinker post)
By any historical measurement, "Fast & Furious" is the
single greatest violation of Mexican sovereignty in years. However, no one in
the Mexican political class seems to care much about it. I recall watching a
TV presidential debate last year and the subject did not even come up. I am not
familiar with any Mexican congress resolution condemning the US
government.
"Another weapon lost in the Obama administration's failed Fast
and Furious gun-tracking operation has purportedly been traced to two more
killings, including the fatal shooting of a police chief in Mexico.
The officer, Luis Lucio Rosales Astorga, was killed Jan. 29 in the city of
Hostotipaquillo, which is in central-western Mexico, when gunmen intercepted his
patrol car and opened fire, according to Justice Department records obtained by The Los Angeles Times
. The
chief’s bodyguard was also killed, a second bodyguard and the chief’s wife were
wounded."
. The
chief’s bodyguard was also killed, a second bodyguard and the chief’s wife were
wounded."
You would expect outrage and marches in front of the US embassy. Where
is President Pena-Nieto saying that Mexico's borders must be respected by the
Obama administration?
Back in the 1980's, I worked in Mexico for a US company. My office was across from the US Embassy, I had a balcony view of every demonstration on Reforma Boulevard and the US Embassy. My favorite moment was watching a young man screaming in front of the embassy wearing a Roger Staubach # 12 jersey!
Back in the 1980's, I worked in Mexico for a US company. My office was across from the US Embassy, I had a balcony view of every demonstration on Reforma Boulevard and the US Embassy. My favorite moment was watching a young man screaming in front of the embassy wearing a Roger Staubach # 12 jersey!
I saw massive anti-Reagan demonstrations over far less consequential
topics. There were marches about "nuclear freeze", Grenada, the Cuban embargo,
the "contras" and lots of other issues. (We remind you that no Mexican was
killed because of President Reagan putting missiles in Europe or having a tough
approach toward Nicaragua.)
We hear nothing today about Fast & Furious south of the border. Let me
say this: we hear nothing from the political class because a lot of Mexicans
are very upset at a personal level. After all, they are the ones caught up in
the frequent firefights.
I am not familiar of a single demonstration calling on President Obama to explain how these weapons crossed the border. The Mexican left loves to say that guns go south but has chosen to say nothing about a program that specifically put 2,000 high powered weapons in the hands of deadly cartels!
I am not familiar of a single demonstration calling on President Obama to explain how these weapons crossed the border. The Mexican left loves to say that guns go south but has chosen to say nothing about a program that specifically put 2,000 high powered weapons in the hands of deadly cartels!
Again, "no me importa" is the attitude in Mexico about Fast & Furious,
a bad program that has killed
hundreds of Mexicans.
Why so much Mexican official indifference?
My first guess is that the Mexican government has decided to
focus all of its energy in making sure that immigration reform happens in this
Congress. They do not want to embarrass the Obama administration and put border
security on the front pages!
My second guess is that "Fast & Furious" is also a
reminder of how little control Mexico has over its northern border. In other
words, it's the cartels who control large segments of the border!
Either way, it is shameful that the Mexican government has not
made a bigger deal of a US program that killed the aforementioned police chief
and lots of others!
My Mexican friends deserve better than "no me importa" from
their government!
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