Image From The Washington PostFrom The New York Times:
MEXICO CITY — The United States formally released on Wednesday the first part of a $400 million aid package to help Mexico fight drug trafficking, a sign of how much more involved the United States is becoming in Mexico’s brutal drug war.
The agreement signed here makes almost $200 million available for different programs to strengthen Mexico’s law enforcement agencies, treat drug addiction and upgrade the judiciary.
“It should be said: sometimes the narcotraffickers are better coordinated and integrated in their transnational activities than those that are confronting them,” said United States Ambassador Antonio O. Garza.
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My Comment: This makes it official .... the U.S. is now directly involved in Mexico's drug wars.