U.S. rattled as Mexico drug war bleeds over border

Looks like the U.S. will be focusing more on border patrol from now on and a top priority.

However that hitman thing is something you'd expect out of a game. That is some intense stuff.

Yeah, and the cartels were killing a cop every 48 hours until the chief stepped down. Mexico in way over its head and needs serious help. The army is needed and it looks like Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed.

The army said on Thursday the deployment of up to 5,000 personnel could take the number of soldiers and federal police to over 7,000 in Ciudad Juarez, which is across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas.

This will most certainly give groups like the Minuteman Border Patrol ammunition for their cause and greater justification.

wow so much for security on their southern boarder.

This doesn't sound good for my trip coming up in a 2 weeks...all I have heard is bad news.

We crossing in South California and going to Tijuana, obviously for a few roller coasters, and this kind of worries me. I wasn't planning on bringing a passport but if there are all these issues now I think I should either A bring it, or B not go at all.

Eh!! coaster_dot don't bother with the Passport. You won't need it.

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If you go, "exercise a high degree of caution."

Oh wow

Guess I'm only bringing $20, bottle of water, and my birth certificate....I don't even want to bring my video camera anymore. If it gets lost or stolen Ill be screwed.
<--reconsidering on going.

Say coaster_dot, once in TJ just catch a flight to Cuernavaca, in the state of Morelos. (flights are cheap inside Mexico)

The city is sorta like an old European oasis, and safe.

Well were taking a taxi from Southern Cali to Tijuana, and back. Were only staying in Mexico for about 1 hour tops...basically ride the coasters at the park then leave. Then were taking the taxi back to California.

Stay the FUCK out of Zona Norte. I lived there for a month in a hotel in the district 20 years ago.

Even then it was a dangerous area, now even more so. The cops wear bullet proof vests and tend to pick up American's to get money. (cops are not paid much, so curruption is rampid)

However, if you are looking for a hooker or drugs... (or to lose a kidney)

http://wikitravel.org/en/Tijuana/Zona_Norte

oh yeah, have fun..

Oh great, I just got off the phone with my friend and I guess where taking a taxi to the border...then we are walking through the border to the park. This kind of scares me now.

Uhhh, I wouldnt do that.. you will be marked immediately.

The whole border area from TJ to El Paso seems to be rather
dangerous these days, not a good time to go walking.

At least take a bus, or better take a cab for the whole trip.

I'm trying to tell them its not a good idea, but there just saying "oh well be fine Ive done this before...blah..blah..blah". Maybe I will just sit back when they do go.

See if I cross a border, I want to feel safer when I cross into another country...not the other way around. Kind of like crossing the Detroit/Windsor border