Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) “cautioned Monday against deployments of national guard troops to the US border with Mexico, saying such a move would be ‘premature and possibly counter-productive,’” the AFP reports.
In remarks prepared for a special hearing in the Texas border city of El Paso, Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also warned against the alarmist tone of a US debate over drug violence in Mexico.
"The idea of dispatching the national guard to the border is premature and possibly counterproductive," he said.
His remarks echoed those of senior administration officials who in recent days have sought to play down fears that Mexico could become a failed state if it loses its war against powerful drug cartels.
"Mexico is a functioning democracy, with a vibrant and open economy and stable institutions and civil society," he said.
"We have to be very careful about that kind of rhetoric — not just because it is simply untrue, but because it makes cooperation more difficult," he said.
Notably, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) “said Sunday that national guard troops needed to be sent to the border, as the governors of Texas and Arizona have requested.”
Meanwhile, President Obama “said Sunday he is considering the governors’ request, but first wants to see the effect of a beefed-up law enforcement presence in the border area.”
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Something needs to be done about the violence. If it goes on to long it will spill over into the U.S more than it already has. Something drastic needs to take place.