Obama Says Mexico’s Drug Battle Not Like Colombia’s
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President Barack Obama said Mexico’s battle against drug cartels isn’t comparable to Colombia’s fight against traffickers 20 years ago.
“Mexico is a large and progressive democracy with a growing economy,” Obama said in an interview with La Opinion, a Spanish-language newspaper in Los Angeles. “As a result, you can’t compare what is happening in Mexico with what happened in Colombia 20 years ago.”