I hope you factor that in in these cases.
I think I am diplomatic. I know this one is not a diplomatic issue.
I think President Calderon believes there is sort of a turning point, which was encouraging.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels when he took office in 2006.
The drug cartels do intimidate and coerce the civilian population. They do effect the conduct of the Mexican Government.
Over the past 5 years, more then 40,000 men, women and children have been brutally murdered by insurgents.
I urge all of my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to stand against such cuts.
I think Calderon was very interested in the idea.
His goal was to replace his military with the national police force, which makes sense.
I think the Colombian special forces can assimilate better from a cultural standpoint.
We must continue to move as rapidly as possible to a position where our economy and our national security interests are ...