Whack-a-mole: The El Paso Times says there are limits

Sitting on the border with Mexico, The El Paso Times says Texas Governor Perry's talk of sending troops to Mexico is foolish talk. Apparently there are limits to whacking those moles.

Another Voice: U.S. military intervention in Mexico is unwanted - Houston Chronicle: "Texas Gov. Rick Perry would support sending in U.S. troops to quell violence in Mexico if Mexico asked for a U.S. military presence. ...

Ricardo Alday, a spokesman for the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C., said, "Mexico has reiterated on repeated occasions that the presence of U.S. troops on Mexican soil is not and will not be an option. ...

From a practical point of view, it's unlikely that U.S. civilian and military leaders would wish to become involved in yet another foreign conflict, even though Mexico is right next door. The U.S. is still involved in Iraq, is heavily engaged in Afghanistan and faces threats in places such as Iran and North Korea. It's not clear that the U.S. military could handle any significant engagement anywhere else, including Mexico, at this time.

... talk of using U.S. troops in Mexico, no matter what the disclaimers, isn't useful and doesn't serve to improve U.S. Mexico relations or further the cause of efforts to quell the violence." Nov. 26, 2010, El Paso Times