Mexico, chief casualty of America's 'war on drugs'

Mexico, chief casualty of America's 'war on drugs' | John Ackerman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Tuesday's brutal attack on two US law enforcement agents in Mexico has led to the normal sabre-rattling. Representative Michael McCaul of Texas has called it a 'game-changer' and a 'wake-up call' to the 'war on our nation's doorstep'. Last week, James Westphal, undersecretary of the Army, had already spoken of an 'armed insurgency' in Mexico, and the possibility of sending 'armed and fighting' troops across the border to prevent a 'takeover of government'. Secretary Janet Napolitano continually speaks of the 'war' south of the border. James Clapper, national intelligence director, recently announced that Mexico has been promoted to being a top national security threat."