CBSNEWS.COM: Mexico Drug Gangs Attack Army Garrisons

CBSNews.com is reporting an Associated Press story that the Mexican Army was attacked by gunmen from the Mexican drug cartels.  The attacks appeared to be well planned and the gunmen well prepared with armored vehicles and military weaponry.

 

"(AP) Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers.

The attempts to blockade soldiers inside their bases - part of seven near-simultaneous attacks across two northern states - appeared to mark a serious escalation in Mexico's drug war, in which cartel gunmen attacked in unit-size forces armed with bulletproof vehicles, dozens of hand grenades and assault rifles.


While drug gunmen frequently shoot at soldiers on patrol, they seldom target army bases, and even more rarely attack in the force displayed during the confrontations Tuesday in the border states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon - areas that have seen a surge of bloodshed in recent months."

With these attacks in mind as well as kidnappings of U.S. citizens in the U.S. for ransom by cartel-related groups, what does 2010 candidate for Orange County Sheriff, Bill Hunt, plan to do to keep us safe from the Mexican Drug War struggles?

Bill Hunt: "The escalating violence of Mexican drug lords is another reason we can no longer afford to elect public officials who turn a blind eye to illegal immigration enforcement and pay lip service to securing our nations borders. The invasion of illegal aliens coming from our southern border is crippling our criminal justice system, our schools and our health care systems. America is struggling financially at the federal, state and local levels and branding those who defend our nation's immigration laws as racist will not end this threat to our nation's security and prosperity. Now more than ever, it's time for honest debate and strong, principled leadership at every level of government on this important issue that impacts us all."

And that's why I'm voting for Bill Hunt!