Stage two

This article was in El Paso Times and discusses the so called "war on drugs" in Mexico from the Mayor of Juarez, Jose Reyes Ferriz, point of view. It basically states that Mexico has tried time and time again to stop the flow of drugs into the United States but we have done little to nothing to reduce it. For the past 20 months, Juarez has had to endure mass killings of civilians, police officers, government officials, as well as people involved in the drug cartel, all because it has become priority to stop the flow of marijuana, cocaine, and heroine into the United States. The mayor, however, feels like their actions are not being compensated by the US. In a sense, our "need" for the drugs is what's fueling the flow of the drugs, and therefor, the killings in Mexico. We send inconsistent signals about illegal drug use by stating we want it to stop but then not prosecuting people who are doing them. i.e. Michael Phelps smoking the bong. Anyways, Ferriz feels like it is time for the United States to become more active in this war.
What does this have to do with Texas? Well, I feel like because we are a main border state, quite a bit of this pressure is going to fall on us. The fact that Juarez is stone-throwing distance form El Paso says a lot. Yes, it should be considered a national matter, but because this will definitely be affecting Texas, it becomes quite personal.