Sunday, February 20, 2011

Mexico, under the scrutiny of the United States

In recent days, several members of the U.S. government have expressed openly and plainly, without shame, desires and intentions and expansionist power from Mexico. The vast majority of Mexicans are convinced that is the beginning of a strategy of the United States intended to justify in the eyes of the world the beginning of an onslaught of interference and intervention in Mexico.

First were the statements of undersecretary of the U.S. Army, Joseph Westphal, who said that Mexico had "a form of insurgency led by the drug cartels that could potentially take the Government, which would imply a U.S. military response." Westphal also said the United States is concerned particularly Latin America and Mexico on the same level of a strategic flank similar to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hours later, he said that this position did not express the official policy Washington, however, on subsequent days continued statements, threats to Mexico, by other important members of the Pentagon. Janet Napolitano, as the Secretary of Homeland Security United States, came to refer to a possible intervention, invasion of Mexico citing a possible link between Al-Qaeda and Los Zetas (Mexican criminal organization).

But that did not stop the onslaught, James Clapper, director of the Pentagon's domestic spying, justified a "possible and essential assistance" to Mexico under the argument that the "military and police capacity in Mexico are inadequate to break organized crime and contain criminal violence.

" We know that the war strategy against drug trafficking by the Mexican government has not been adequate. But from there to the country requires a direct intervention, and a scene of alleged occupation of those who consider themselves the guardians of world order, there is still a long stretch.

For those who have not wanted to understand and accept the reality of bilateral relations Mexico-United States, with these positions is more than clear that Mexico is significant for the United States only to the extent that it is. The large consumer market, the supplier of cheap labor, the great source of low cost natural resources, oil, water, electricity, copper, gold, metals, etc.

That is vital because the backyard is not the "partner." Therefore, if the U.S. is so interested in Mexico is because they are seeking to protect their economic and geopolitical interests, not because you worry too much crime, drug trafficking and violence that they themselves have also contributed to promote, through action or omission.

The United States is interested in putting a good shelter that provides natural resources, by now, may no longer want to pay, but only to appropriate deliberately and openly. Most unfortunately, reaction and inaction by the Mexican government, unruffled and / or stunned, as if nothing was happening, as if all these sayings were within normality.

The worth of a government, would fail the American attitude toward Mexico, require a minimum essential respect for sovereignty. Strive to conduct a peer diplomatic practice, not a nation and a docile and submissive rulers agachonas, employer or employee, as has been done at least in the last four or five governments, are blue and white or tricolor of right or center.

The basis for a relationship of respect between nations are built with a responsible and effective governance and the need to respect the sovereignty and independence. "Mexico can be assertive action, and put a" enough "to the arrogance of their northern neighbor? These gentlemen who have the national conviction that God chose the United States for political and economic power, a superior nation, which they say is "manifest destiny" to bring to all corners of the world's "Light" democracy, freedom and civilization, even at the cost of military invasions.

They could start by turning on the "light" in their own country.

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