Something I have been concerned about has been the drug war in Mexico. I have been following it for the past year or two now and it scares me. More and more comparisons are being made between it and Iraq or Afghanistan. If the government fails, and some indicators show it going that way, I do not know what that would mean...The US does need to pay attention. They talk about terrorism "over there", not realizing that terrorism is occurring right across the border. President Calderon took a bold step in confronting the drug cartels and he might have bitten off more than he could chew. Parts of the problem is the infiltration of agencies by cartels, underfunded police, and the US being too good a supply of firearms. Mexico on its own can only do so much and if the US seriously considers it a drug war problem, the need to step it up. The concern is "but they've been infiltrated, how can we share info?"...and I think it's a valid concern, but not working on it together will have worse consequences. A problem is not always meant to be easy to solve, otherwise it would just be a puzzle, not a problem. Tacking the difficulties is part of it and I fear that more and more opportunities are lost as Mexican citizens see the credibility of the state erode when federal police struggle against the cartels. The further fragmenting of Mexico cannot be good. Mexico is the second largest US trading partner and I know there are good people in Mexico that genuinely want to make the country better...but when they end up shot in public...it's hard to step up when the support is shaky.