Update on Mexican Drug Wars

Acording to the Associated Press President Obama met with the Mexican President about an arms agreement treaty. The treaty was previously created during the Clinton adminstration but was never ratified by Congress. President Obama has pledged to push the treaty into being ratified and to punish lawmakers to pass it. 

Obama is standing a harsh stand against the drug cartels in Mexico. It's an international crisis that is close to home. As I said earlier, cash and weapons are going south into Mexico while drugs are going North into America. Obama has pledged to not only worry about what is coming in but also what is coming out. Obama is also pledging helicopter support for the Mexican army during the ongoing fight.

Hillary Clinton has also come out speaking about how America is partially responsible for the problem. Our giant demand for drugs in our country has contributed to the sucess of the cartels so far. Under the previous Clinton administration there was a ban on military weapons but the ban expired during the Bush administration and was never reinstated. The Obama administration does not want to get in a battle over gun rights at the moment. The ban makes deadlier weapons available for our population and makes it available to be trafficked.

Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_mexico