Obama grapples with Mexico's "lightning war"

GlobalPost by Ioan Grillo | Apr. 16, 2009 (Special Report)

The underlying difficulty is that the cartel hitmen — known in Mexico as sicarios — have a modus operandi that is extremely difficult to defend against, no matter how many Black Hawk helicopters Obama gives the Mexican security services. Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Apr. 16, 2009

The Mexican government is between a rock and a hard place. While they are doing their best to kill these cartel heads, I'ts hard to do when you're out-gunned. These policemen are crazy to even join the force, when they know they can be killed at anytime.

Unless Obama legalizes Marijuana, there's nothing he can accomplish with this meeting, besides maybe doing something about Trade issues.

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