Voodoo said:hell, they dont even cover the mexican army intrusions into the usa running as decoys for drug smugglers. drugs and drug money are what is running mexico right now.............
OCBob said:Yup, the war on drugs has turned into a shooting war, imagine that. I was just talking about this a couple of days ago on the Gaza thread. A lot of people won't even go into Mexico these days. It's a damn shame too, cause I love Mexico.
But something to think about is the importance of Mexico to the US. Based solely on geography what happens in Mexico is infinitely important to us.
You are lucky to be back, more people have been killed in Mexico in the last 12 months than our total troop losses in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.thjones3 said:Doesn't suprise me too much. I was in Mexico over the holidays and was harrassed by the local cops.In the US, the drug wars and immigration problems will substantially diminish our standard of living. :argh:
ChrisAZ said:We are entirely tied to Mexico. They are not just a neighboring country. We are literally attached to them geographically. Any disease that begins in Mexico can easily spread across the border and infect us. Mexico is one big criminal enterprise. There is no true law in Mexico because the officials are the criminals or employed by the criminals. The Police Officers commit the petty crimes. Mexico is just out of control and eventually the whole country will implode. Evil outweighs Good in Mexico.
I spent the first 17 years of my life in a border town. I grew up on a bar stool in Mexico. Back then, the police would basically rob us by threatening to take us to jail if we did not empty our pockets. Of course they would give us everything back except the cash. One night we didn't have but $15 between 5 of us and the cops were pissed so they took the license plates off our car and drove away. We were screwed because you can't drive back across the border in a car with no plates so we sat there freaking out for about 10 minutes when the cops drove by and threw the plates out the window. I was only 16 years old at that time but we had been partying in Mexico since I was 14. Those were crazy times.
OCBob said:The thing to keep in mind though, is that isn't a Mexican trait, it's pretty much the rule all around the world, with just us and few others being the exception.
Exactly. Bums me out, cause I've long hoped to someday retire there.ChrisAZ said:I think Mexico is pretty tame compared with many other Countries. The reason Mexico is an issue for the USA is the shared border and close proximity. I personally would not be afraid to travel in Mexico but I don't think I would risk taking the family. It's a shame because some of the most beautiful beaches in the world are in Mexico and the prices are rock bottom. Best vacation for the money! Just not worth the risk.
ChrisAZ said:I think Mexico is pretty tame compared with many other Countries. The reason Mexico is an issue for the USA is the shared border and close proximity. I personally would not be afraid to travel in Mexico but I don't think I would risk taking the family. It's a shame because some of the most beautiful beaches in the world are in Mexico and the prices are rock bottom. Best vacation for the money! Just not worth the risk.
No man meat for me buddy...But I learned how to play chess from a mass murderer named Baccus....After I summarily punched the Sheriff in the face and broke his nose and lost my job as a Deputy I was placed in his cell...He was a state inmate being held on transfer...The Sheriff thought it would be cute to house me in the same cell with him to teach me a lesson. I was the only Jailer he never messed with and I never dicked him around either...It was peachy :marchmellow: All the time I have served has been due to fights....Go figure ehhChrisAZ said:I'm not a fan of jail myself. I have never been on the inside yet and don't plan on it. They won't take me alive!
Hey Mikey, is Jail where you acquired you're taste for man sausage?