Hillary Blames Your Guns For Cartel Wars
I just heard on the radio that during a State visit in Mexico City Hillary Clinton said the U.S. shares the blame for Mexico’s drug cartel violence.
I can’t say I’m surprised by Hillary’s attitude and words. This is a cheap way of ingratiating herself to the Mexican government; and in the measure that demand for drugs in the U.S. fuels drug traffic from south of the border, I guess she’s partially right.
But I lived in Mexico for many years; and I know that if only Mexican society – as expressed through its laws, government and culture – was less classist, statist, and more for upward social mobility, maybe the number of Mexicans choosing to pursue a career in the drug trade would be much smaller. Of course, Hillary won’t say that during a state visit. But I wonder if she at least considered it before opening her mouth.
Hillary also attributed the Mexican Cartel Wars to America’s “inability to stop weapons smuggling into Mexico”. Now she didn’t have to say that: there is clear evidence showing that the weapons the drug cartels are acquiring are coming from elsewhere. I chalk it up to an innate drive to push for drug control.
