Recently, president Felipe Calderon's war with the drug cartels has brought record numbers of deaths south of the border. According to CNN, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the city just south of El Paso, Texas, has reached a new high in drug-related killings: 1,647, which has already surpassed the death toll for all of 2008. It is unclear, (probably on purpose) how many of those deaths were "the good guys," "the bad guys," or innocent bystanders. Mexico is known for government greed and corruption. It is also known for its supply of drugs to the U.S. What are the true intentions of the mexican government for this cleansing bloodbath of thier country? Are they hoping for a new start? Are they under pressure from the U.S. to make thier land more livable for its nationals so they stop coming here? Does Felipe Calderon have a personal vendetta, much like Bush with the Iraq war? Or.... are they so tired of the cartels having so much power and money, that they will to loot everything they have and take over thier operation? That may sound a little far-fetched, but the next line is a FACT:
Last month a new law was passed in mexico that would allow people to have small posessions of drugs, such as marajuana, cocaine and heroin, with a government run rehab program offered for those who are caught with the drugs. Is this a small step in a long walk towards more control and greed in the mexican government?
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