Pubdate: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 Source: El Paso Times (TX) Copyright: 2010 Ty Tyler Contact: http://www.elpasotimes.com/townhall/ci_14227323 Website: http://www.elpasotimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/829 Author: Ty Tyler TILTING WINDMILLS Times headline: "Mexico-bound traffic may face customs check." Stop the flow of guns and cash into Mexico? Like airport security, it's another waste of taxpayer dollars! Why? Cartels can purchase arms by the boatload from international arms dealers. Simply put, cartels wouldn't miss what little weaponry they currently purchase from USA flea markets, gun shows and unscrupulous dealers. Additionally, any Mexican with property, a job or a business is now a candidate for extortion and/or kidnapping throughout Mexico. An entire nation is being victimized. Cash from these and other non-drug crimes committed throughout Mexico must be so enormous it's no longer necessary that USA drug profits be smuggled into Mexico. Restricting this flow of cartel cash will merely encourage cartels to use USA drug profits to expand USA criminal operations. USA streets may then be wrought with the same cartel non-drug criminal activities that have paralyzed Juarez. It's not a drug war. It's a turf war, and it is slowly moving onto our turf! Allowing innocent Mexicans arms to defend themselves may be the only solution to this crisis other than sending in the U.S. Marines! Ty Tyler West El Paso - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D