Tuesday, March 23, 2010

U.S. - Mexico Officials Meet To Discuss The Drug War



Mexico Plan Unveiled -- Wall Street Journal

MEXICO CITY—The U.S. and Mexican governments on Tuesday unveiled a "guns and butter" strategy for cracking down on Mexico's violent drug cartels, promising to use not only military force, but social and economic strategies as well.

During a high-profile visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a number of senior Obama administration officials, both sides agreed to expand cooperation under the $1.3 billion Merida Initiative, a three-year program aimed at helping Mexico quell rising drug-related violence that has killed some 18,000 people in the past three years.

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More News On Today's US - Mexico Meeting On The Drug War

Clinton Leads Entourage of U.S. Might to Mexico Drug Fight -- FOX News
U.S, Mexico eye new phase in drug war -- Reuters
Hillary Clinton’s ‘War Cabinet’ sweeps in to Mexico for drugs summit -- Times Online
U.S. and Mexico Strengthen Joint Drug Strategy -- New York Times
U.S. to broaden anti-drug program in Mexico -- CNN
Obama officials say US drug demand fuels violence -- AP
More Police Sent to Crime-Plagued Ciudad Juarez -- New York Times
More police sent to crime-plagued Ciudad Juarez -- AP
Mexico Violence Demands Steps Beyond Military, Napolitano Says -- Business Week/Bloomberg
Gates, Mullen Extend Military Support to Mexico -- US Department of Defense
The War on Drugs Is Doomed -- Wall Street Journal opinion

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