U.S. antes up to fight drugs in Mexico, as it cuts funding for programs here
No one has yet called Mexico a narco-state, but drug-related violence and corruption have become so widespread that President Felipe Calderon has declared war on drug syndicates operating in Mexican territory.
The United States has encouraged these reappraisals sometimes with sticks, now most often with carrots, lots of carrots. Since 2000, it has funneled more than $5 billion into Plan Colombia; now it plans to invest up to $1.4 billion in Mexico ...
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