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America's appetite for drugs
Mexico's army is pouring into towns struggling to stop drug cartels' bloody tactics.
Washington is pledging cash and manpower – but the violence is threatening to tear Mexico apart.
Former Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Robert Strang joined us live for reaction.
What do you think? Is America's appetite for drugs fueling the violence?
Mexican drug crackdown
This is a developing story we've been covering for you. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Mexico – as violence threatens to rip that country apart.
65-hundred people were slaughtered last year as rival drug cartels battled each other and the authorities. 800 killed so far this year. Many – beheaded to send a message. And the misery is heading north along with the drugs.
Phoenix is now America's kidnapping capital. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, who testified on border violence Tuesday on Capitol Hill, joined us live.
Kiran: Tuesday Roundup
Happy Tuesday morning!
Legalize drugs?
The idea is gaining some unlikely support in the wake of the growing violence in Mexico. Since late 2006, Mexico’s drug violence has killed more than 9,000 people as cartels and gangs battle each other for territory and fight against government crackdown. The violence has spilled over the U.S. border where kidnappings and killings are on the rise. Read more.
There's a school of thought that it will take more than increased law enforcement to combat the drug problem. Some are now calling for legalizing ALL drugs, not just marijuana, in order to win this war. One of those voices, leading Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron, made the case for legalization on American Morning. Here's my interview with him today.
Here is Jeffrey Miron’s commentary I was talking about and another one with a counterpoint.
As always we'd like to get your thoughts. Comment here or follow us at twitter.com/amfix and twitter.com/kiranchetrycnn.
See you tomorrow!
Kiran
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