Friday, June 1, 2012

Fast And Furious Has 'Poisoned' Mexican Opinion Of The US


Mexican Official: Fast And Furious 'Poisoned' Public Opinion Of US -- The Hill

The Mexican ambassador to the United States on Thursday said a botched gun-tracking operation by America “poisoned” public opinion of the United States for the citizens of its southern neighbor.

Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan told a room of reporters on Capitol Hill that the failed Operation Fast and Furious, which has been the focus of a Republican investigation in the House for more than a year, “put a lot of strain” on U.S.-Mexico relations.

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My Comment: Permitting the flow of thousands of fire-arms into the hands of Mexico`s drug cartels .... resulting in the probable death of .... who knows how many .... is certainly not the act of a friendly neighbor. As scandals go .... this is a big one. But with little interest from the main stream media .... no accountability and continuing obstruction from the Justice Department .... it will be a new administration that will have to take the reins of this foreign policy disaster and make amends with Mexico.

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