Seized weapons are seen after a gun battle in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco June 6, 2009. Fifteen drug hit men and two soldiers were killed in the shootout, the army said on Sunday. REUTERS/Claudio Vargas (MEXICO CONFLICT CRIME LAW MILITARY SOCIETY)From Yahoo News/AP:
MEXICO CITY – President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday the future of Mexican democracy is at stake in the government's fight against official corruption and organized crime, and he criticized politicians who he said want to return to the era when gangs were tolerated.
Calderon also called for making legislators more accountable to the public, including reducing the number of Congress members while allowing them to serve more than one term and face voters' judgment in re-election bids.
Speaking at a conference on security, the president gave a scathing appraisal on how far corruption has reached into Mexican government circles ahead of the July 5 midterm elections.
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My Comment: The possibility of Mexico imploding into a semi-failed state is probably America's worse (potential) national security problem. The Mexican President's remarks on Wednesday only gives more substance to this possibility.
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