Obama: Troop move to Mexican border under consideration

[The Straight Story]

Obama: Troop move to Mexican border under consideration


WASHINGTON — President Obama weighed in Wednesday on the escalating drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that he was looking at possibly deploying National Guard troops to contain the violence but ruled out any immediate military move.

"We're going to examine whether and if National Guard deployments would make sense and under what circumstances they would make sense," Obama said during an interview with journalists for regional papers, including a McClatchy reporter.

"I don't have a particular tipping point in mind," he said. "I think it's unacceptable if you've got drug gangs crossing our borders and killing U.S. citizens."

Already this year there have been 1,000 people killed in Mexico along the border, following 2008's death toll of 5,800, according to federal officials who credit Mexican President Felipe Calderon for a crackdown on drug cartels.

But the spillover on the border -- for example, to El Paso from neighboring Ciudad Juarez -- has created a political reaction.

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[Systematic Chaos]

1. This isn't so much about drug violence as it is about Mexican oil import dropping like a stone.

When Mexico's largely oil-based economy goes pear-shaped, the resulting mass-migration of people out of Mexico will make the current illegal immigrant problem look like cake.

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2. there is also a large drug cartel problem. Two very serious problems along our borders.

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4. But what I'm trying to say is that both the USA and Mexico make WAY too much money on the drug war.

A massive oil crisis and the ensuing tide of people trying to escape unlivable conditions? Not so much.

Fewer people on high actually want this "Drug War" won than you may think.

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3. We need to end the failed war on drugs ...

banning and prohibiting items has failed time and time again.