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The death toll in Mexico from the War on Drugs is over 9,000 now. That's how many 911s? How many Iraqs?
I notice the word "surge" is being used now in the context of Mexico. And guess what -- the object of this "surge" is not to end the war in Mexico -- just to keep it from spreading across the border.
Obama better come up with some new kind of drug policy pretty soon, or the blood from Mexico is going to stain his political resume too.
What did they tell Sandra Bullock in "28 Days?"
"The definition of insanity is backing the same drug policy year after year while expecting the drug gangs to turn their noses up at the obscene profits and spontaneously stop killing each other over turf wars."
I think that's how it goes, right?
