Bush Seeks $500M for Mexican Drug War

“President Bush asked Congress on Monday to approve $500 million to help Mexico fight drug trafficking that spills over into the United States, the first installment of a $1.4 billion aid package for the U.S.’s southern neighbor.

The money was included in a supplemental budget request for the fiscal year that began this month that is primarily aimed at adding funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The measure included several unrelated items, such as $724 million for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region and $106 million to make good on U.S. promises in a nuclear deal with North Korea.”*

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