steveox
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Obama: No Arming of U.S. Agents in Mexico
President Obama on Thursday appeared to reject the idea of arming U.S. agents in Mexico, saying after a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon that the two governments will look at other ways to protect American officials in the wake of a fatal shooting last month.
"There are laws in place in Mexico that say that our agents should not be armed," Obama said, describing the U.S. role south of the border as an "advisory" one. "We do not carry out law enforcement activities inside of Mexico."
The president's statement answers speculation about how far the administration would go in reforming safety measures in response to the killing three weeks ago of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico. The shooting death raised questions in the U.S. about Mexico's ability to control violence but U.S. officials earlier wouldn't say whether Obama would press the Mexican leader to allow U.S. agents to be armed.
Coming out of the meeting Thursday afternoon, both presidents stressed that U.S. agents cannot be armed. Obama said he was nevertheless concerned about the safety of agents and that they would examine "procedures and protocols" for how to better protect them.
Calderon said Mexican officials are "deeply analyzing alternatives."
Obama, signaling the two presidents discussed the killing, thanked the Mexican government Thursday for its cooperation in the investigation and vowed that the United States would be a "full partner" in fighting the drug cartels.
"Whether they live in Texas or Tijuana, our people have a right to be safe in their communities," Obama said.
Shortly before the meeting, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also told a House committee that the administration would seek to extradite the suspects in the case so they can be prosecuted in the United States
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ion-ice-agent-killing-ahead-calderon-meeting/
See thats why you should always vote for Republicans. This is another example how black people are stupid. Blacks never listen to the issues,,They have their minds already made up and they will vote for a democrat no matter what. Women are stupid too they also vote for democrats. America died when LBJ took office. He gave blacks the right to vote. Woodrow Wilson gave women the right to vote. In the consitution it says all men are created equal.. It doesnt say women or Slaves are as equals too.
President Obama on Thursday appeared to reject the idea of arming U.S. agents in Mexico, saying after a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon that the two governments will look at other ways to protect American officials in the wake of a fatal shooting last month.
"There are laws in place in Mexico that say that our agents should not be armed," Obama said, describing the U.S. role south of the border as an "advisory" one. "We do not carry out law enforcement activities inside of Mexico."
The president's statement answers speculation about how far the administration would go in reforming safety measures in response to the killing three weeks ago of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico. The shooting death raised questions in the U.S. about Mexico's ability to control violence but U.S. officials earlier wouldn't say whether Obama would press the Mexican leader to allow U.S. agents to be armed.
Coming out of the meeting Thursday afternoon, both presidents stressed that U.S. agents cannot be armed. Obama said he was nevertheless concerned about the safety of agents and that they would examine "procedures and protocols" for how to better protect them.
Calderon said Mexican officials are "deeply analyzing alternatives."
Obama, signaling the two presidents discussed the killing, thanked the Mexican government Thursday for its cooperation in the investigation and vowed that the United States would be a "full partner" in fighting the drug cartels.
"Whether they live in Texas or Tijuana, our people have a right to be safe in their communities," Obama said.
Shortly before the meeting, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also told a House committee that the administration would seek to extradite the suspects in the case so they can be prosecuted in the United States
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ion-ice-agent-killing-ahead-calderon-meeting/
See thats why you should always vote for Republicans. This is another example how black people are stupid. Blacks never listen to the issues,,They have their minds already made up and they will vote for a democrat no matter what. Women are stupid too they also vote for democrats. America died when LBJ took office. He gave blacks the right to vote. Woodrow Wilson gave women the right to vote. In the consitution it says all men are created equal.. It doesnt say women or Slaves are as equals too.
