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President Obama with Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto: What

will Obama say about battling drugs while multiple U.S. states are

legalizing marijuana?

 

 

Guns, Drugs and Money Laundering: What Does Obama Want from Mexico? (El Universal, Mexico)

 

"While here we bury the dead of this war, there they are providing the places and conditions for marijuana consumption. Nor is there any evidence that political forces in the United States are willing to halt the free sale of weapons, nor is there any indication that a serious crusade against money laundering is in the offing. Is President Obama willing to engage in discussions vital to eliminating the root causes of drug trafficking, or will he simply tell us that in our bilateral relations, we are subordinate to them?"

 

EDITORIAL

 

Translated By Miguel Gutierrez

 

May 2, 2013

 

Mexico - El Universal - Original Article (Spanish)

President Barack Obama and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto leave their meeting at the National Palace in Mexico City, May 2.

 

PRESS CONFERENCE FROM MEXICO: Presidents Obama and Nieto of Mexico at the National Palace in Mexico City, May 2, 00:52:00RealVideo

Today the president of the United States, Barack Obama, arrives in the country for a working visit. He will hold high-level talks with President Enrique Peña Nieto on the bilateral agenda, which, as the Mexican government has insisted on in recent weeks, will not be limited to security issues.

 

In Mexico, but also in some influential sectors of our neighboring country, agenda items considered subordinate to security must regain their importance: investment, trade, migration, geopolitical collaboration, and diplomacy. All the forgotten issues that remain relevant on both sides of the border.

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Starting today, what the U.S. really wants of our country will be clearer. President Obama faces pressure from hard-line political sectors of his country concerned by the fact that security is no longer the focal point of relations with Mexicans. And, to some extent, we have been willing to play a subordinate role with respect to Washington's wishes and policies. Is that the Mexico Obama has come in search of?

 

The reality is that the fight against narco-trafficking is far from resolved. In the first months of the Nieto Administration, the same levels of violence have been recorded as existed at the end of President Felipe Calderon's mandate. Which incidentally, are the highest in Latin America, by far exceeding Brazil or any Central American country. The job is unfinished, yes, but within the framework of what is a global effort.

 

With respect to the United States, for example, there is appears to be little or no effort to reduce the consumption of drugs. What would a concrete commitment to do so by that country look like, and what time scale would it have? In that sense, this topic takes on a different hue in light of the legalization of marijuana in some states in the American Union. That is, while here we bury the dead of this war, there they are providing the places and conditions for consumption.

 

Nor is there any evidence that political forces in the United States are willing to halt the free sale of weapons, nor is there any indication that a serious crusade against money laundering is in the offing. Is President Obama willing to engage in discussions vital to eliminating the root causes of drug trafficking, or will he simply tell us that in our bilateral relations, we are subordinate to them?

 

Understanding what the United States wants from us, and letting it know what its neighbor Mexico wants will in fact be the basis for bilateral diplomacy in the years to come.

 

 

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Posted By Worldmeets.US May 2, 2013, 6:57pm