Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Today’s Video: Drugs, demand, and violence

U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton visited Mexico on Wednesday one day after the White House presented a comprehensive plan to combat violence spilling over into the U.S. Clinton vowed that the U.S. will help in Mexico in combating drug violence that has become an increased security risk to the U.S. and has cost the lives of over 6300 people last year.

As the video below from NBC News shows, Clinton observed that the “insatiable appetite” for narcotics in the U.S. has helped fuel the conflict in Mexico. Nevertheless, some analysts say that more needs to be done:

Online Sources- MSNBC, The Latin Americanist, Reuters

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