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Drug War still dominates US foreign policy challenges south of the border

By Gritsforbreakfast

Since Grits so far this week has focused mostly on the drug war, let's stick with that theme and turn our attention south of the border, calling readers' attention to several recent items demonstrating how US drug policy and Latin American foreign policy have become inextricably intertwined:Washington to Mexico: Do as we say, not as we doAccording to the UK Financial Times (March 1), the US has criticisms of how Mexico, Venezuela, and other countries are pursuing drug enforcement, but ironically heroin production from Afghanistan under US occupation is at an all-time high:Washington yesterday warned that the security of Mexico and the US were at stake in the battle against Mexico's booming drugs trade, acknowledging that the increasingly violent fight is far from being won...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).