Mexican soldiers stand by during the incineration of fourteen tons of drugs in Ciudad Juarez in 2008. President Barack Obama Tuesday announced extra agents for the southern US border and vowed to staunch narcotics demand as officials pledged full support for Mexico's battle against drug cartels. (AFP/File/Guadalupe Perez)Obama Bolsters Mexico Border In New Drugs Strategy -- Yahoo News/AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama Tuesday announced extra agents for the southern US border and vowed to staunch narcotics demand, as officials pledged full support for Mexico's battle against drug cartels.
The White House vowed to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Mexican President Felipe Calderon as his government confronts narcotics-linked violence that has claimed more than 1,000 lives so far this year.
"The president (Obama) is concerned by the increased level of violence ... and the impact it is having on both sides of the border," the White House said in a memo unveiling the new strategy.
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