Comments on: Mexico: The War Next Door

60 Minutes: Homeland Security Secretary Says Every American Has A Stake In Mexico's War Against Murderous Gangs

[boomer2009]

The part about where the weapons come from is very misleading. In watching the peice it appears that grenade launchers, hand grenades and the full automatic weapons are purchased in the US----not possible under current laws. No wonder ABC, CBS and NBC viewership is going to FOX.

[toddlarado]

This answer to this and many other problems we have is so simple, Legalize Marijuana. There has been enough debate on this subject. The Majority of American voters believe Marijuana should be Legalized. Something is wrong with the leaders of our Country and the media. The word "morons" comes to my mind.

[punoyletra]

I could not believe my ears when Janet napolitano said that shehad not had time to get to renew the ban of the sale of assault weapons that just expired. Is she on the take too?

[boomer2009]

Stop using the drugs and you won't have to worry about any of their weapons!

[boboberg]

I LOVE these stories because they drive home the point that all over the USA there are thousands and thousands of tons of pot being grown, transported, sold and smoked and there's NOTHING the cops can do about it, they don't even catch 5%. Pot should be legal. Mexico just legalized possession of small amounts of all drugs. Switzerland just legalized heroin. Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001 and their experience has been positive. Now if you are caught with a 10 day supply of your drug or less you face an administrative court, not a criminal court, but in practice they are just not arresting people. A group of 10,000 very serious policemen, prosecutors, attorneys and citizens have formed a group to legalize ALL drugs, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://leap.cc ) They see what happened when we legalized alcohol in 1932 as a good example of how drug legalization would work. This foolish war on drugs has lasted 37 years and cost us over a TRILLION dollars and we are not an inch closer to stopping drugs. How many millions of Americans are we going to lock up in prison for decades? Mark Montgomery [e-mail]

[HGOODGUY]

THE WAR ON DRUGS IS THE SAME AS THE WAR IN VIET NAM IN THAT IT CANNOT BE WON!!
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO LEGALIZE DRUGS. AS SHOCKING AS THIS MAY SOUND--THINK ABOUT IT!!
THERE IS NO WAY TO FIGHT OR STOP DRUG TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT IS EVERYWHERE. IT SIMPLY CANNOT BE ISOLATED AND CONTAINED BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY INVOLVED AT ALL LEVELS.
IF DRUGS ARE LEGALIZED THE FOLLOWING WILL HAPPEN
1--DRUG TRAFFIC AND VIOLENCE WILL STOP DEAD IN ITS TRACKS!!
2--THERE WILL BE MINIMAL VIOLENCE AND LESS DEATHS
3--ADDICTION WOULD LESSEN DUE TO READILY AVAILABE IDENTIFICATION AND HEALTH CARE
4--THE REVENUE FROM TAXES ALONE WOULD PROBABLY BALANCE MANY STATE OR FEDERAL BUDGETS
5--BILLIONS WOULD BE SAVED BECAUSE THE COST OF THE WAR ON DRUGS WOULD BE SAVED AND, AS A RESULT, BE DIVERTED BACK INTO THE ECONOMY.
6--OUR CHILDREN LIVES WOULD BE SAVED BECAUSE, BEING REGULATED, THERE WOULD NO LONGER BE "TAMPERED WITH" OR "POISENED " NARCOTICS.

THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS.
1--LOGIC=THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.
2--EMOTION=ACT BEFORE YOU THINK
LOGIC MAKES MORE SENSE!!

GOOD LUCK TELLING THE GOP ALL THIS!!!

[kezarite]

Anyone who thinks the security of the U.S. is not at stake has their head in the sand. However, the "War on Drugs" as currently constituted on both sides of the border -- all over the world -- is a dismal and total failure. Until drug abuse is addressed as a health issue, efforts to curtail it will be futile: No laws, certainly no armies, will keep the fiend from his fix. Massive and honest education along with medical treatment and decriminalization of use and possession will in the long run be far less expensive in dollars and lives, and far more effective. I speak from the vantage point of over 20 years of being clean and sober. -- Marshall N Brown, Seattle WA

[Politihund]

This story needs some common sense investigation. To think that Mexican Drug Cartels are buying semi-auto weapons from Americans is absurd to the max. Why would a criminal organization, that has millions of dollars and can afford any type of weapon, supposedly buy a semi-auto rifle from some guy off the street who just bought one at a gun shop or show? They buy automatic weapons from other countries where they are commonplace. The Democrats jumped on this rediculous notion to push the reinstatement of the Clinton gun-ban, thinking the average Joe would buy into this insanity. Try looking at it logically and you'll see what BS this is!

[cindyg242]

Anderson Cooper is a moron and the Mexican Attorney General is a lying piece of ****. "Assault rifles, 2200 grenades, missiles and rocket launchers...". How about doing some research before reporting crap? The repelled ban on "assault rifles" was not on automatic rifles (class 3 weapons. The sale of those item is so restricted that makes them harder to get than many of the U.S. national secrets. And where do they get grenades, missiles and rocket launchers? Maybe from the corrupt Mexican police and military, but not from gun dealers in the US. You people are turning dumb and dumber every time I turn on my TV to your channel. It's time to find another media outlet...

[NeedvilleTX]

Assault weapons are already banned in the US.

[NeedvilleTX]

I actually jumped out of my chair and yelled at the tv when Anderson Cooper stated that the Mexican cartels were obtaining assault rifles, missile launchers, and grenades from the US. Excuse me, but the Second Amendment has nothing to do with these weapons as they cannot be obtained legally in the US, except by the military. But you already know that, don't you? You just want to influence people who have no clue what the actual facts are. But really, what was I thinking, watching an Anderson Cooper story? This is the guy who made the 13-year-old-level comment that "It's hard to talk when you are teabagging" when discussing the TEA Parties. Once again, CBS, you proved to informed people all over the world why you have no credibility whatsoever. You guys are a joke.