America’s Involvement in Mexican Law Enforcement

Gunmen stormed a party in the city of Torreon in northern Mexico.  It is a city of 1 million people west of Monterrey and about 282 miles or 453 kilometers from Laredo, Texas.  An estimated 17 people were killed and another 18 wounded.  The AP reports that the United States FBI has sent a small team to the crime scene to offer technical assistance to the Mexican investigators.  It is always nice to know that we will help our neighbors.

There is a report in today’s Los Angeles Times that Mexicans who are sneaking into the United States just east of Tijuana are being kidnapped by their countryman for ransom to be paid by the victim’s American relatives.

So the pattern is becoming apparent.  American law enforcement is being drawn into the gang wars in Mexico.

This is more evidence supporting Arizona’s new laws pertaining to illegal entry into their state.  My prediction is the United States will become ever more involved in the battle with all the Mexican gangs regardless of their purpose. Afghanistan will soon be a forgotten memory.