Does Felipe Calderon even know what he's doing?
Really? That's odd because this has gone exactly as I expected and I havenât been to Mexico in 20 years. He's the president. Why is he struggling to understand the basic dimensions of his own drug war?
If he admits that he didn't know it would get this bad, one wonders what else he doesnât know. There were 6,000 people killed in Mexico's drug war last year alone and things appear to be getting worse, not better. Even Calderon's updated assessment may be proven horribly naïve. Â
How much longer can the leaders of the drug war continue feigning surprise when their policies fail?
MEXICO CITY (AFP) â President Felipe Calderon Friday acknowledged the country's drug war is bloodier and tougher than he thought when he first took office in 2006, but vowed to eradicate the "cancer" that is consuming Mexico.
Really? That's odd because this has gone exactly as I expected and I havenât been to Mexico in 20 years. He's the president. Why is he struggling to understand the basic dimensions of his own drug war?
If he admits that he didn't know it would get this bad, one wonders what else he doesnât know. There were 6,000 people killed in Mexico's drug war last year alone and things appear to be getting worse, not better. Even Calderon's updated assessment may be proven horribly naïve. Â
How much longer can the leaders of the drug war continue feigning surprise when their policies fail?
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