The White House wants a $1.4 billion stimulus/national security package…for Mexico

[Gman]

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/11...agefor-mexico/

The plan is called “The Merida Initiative.” Seems that the White House has had this plan in the works for nearly a year with little congressional input on either side of the border.

We can’t finish our own border fence, properly supply our immigration agents and border patrol with all the equipment and resources they need, or get our house in order. Yet, the Bush administration wants to fork over $1.4 billion to Mexico and Central America–with much of it going into the hands of corrupt law enforcement officials and government bureaucrats who have worked tirelessly to undermine our immigration laws. The funding is tucked into the 2008 supplemental budget.

Naturally, the State Department has taken a lead role. They’ve held meetings in secret and cut out members of Congress from discussion. You’ll love the explanation for the secrecy: Mexico is “sensitive,” you see. Also, according to one expert, “Mexico is very protective of its sovereignty and very worried about any incursion of U.S. security forces or private contractors—like Blackwater—coming in to train Mexicans.” Yeah, they’re worried about incursions and sovereignty.

Thanks, Jorge Bush!

[Colorado Osprey]

Didn't we already do this or something similar in the fall last year which included militray equipment including night vision?.... at least my brain thinks so with a money figure somewhere in that same range.

[sirthomas]

I think the only thing we should give Mexico back is, all of there people who are here illegally

[Chaffee2]

Our leaders are insane! Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different outcome is not something a sane person would do.

I can't believe they are all insane, there has to be something else in it for them. But what?
Votes? Kickbacks? Power? Whatever it is we get to pay for it time after time. Hell we must be the one's who are insane we keep paying for it by electing these knuckleheads over and over again.

IIRC we did give Mexico tons of military hardware so they can fight the war on drugs. Yea right the stuff is probably all ready in the hands of the druglords being used on the border against us.