Let's Stop these drug cartels!

This blog by Texas Fred, http://texasfred.net/archives/2561, is dead-on. The main topic of this blog is the pitiful excuse for a national border that is the U.S. border, and the growing epidemic that is Mexico's drug cartels crossing the U.S. and having it their way. "Their way," includes the spreading of harmful drugs, murder, kidnapping, and all kinds of heinous acts inside the U.S. These drug cartels need to be dealt with immediately, and Texas Fred puts it best when he describes how we should go about dealing with those who attempt to cross our borders illegally.."ClOSE the border, place armed troops along the border, give those troops the authority to stop this invasion, by any means necessary, even if that includes shooting and killing ANYTHING and/or ANYONE that crosses our border at anything other than a LEGAL border crossing." Right-on Fred... Texas Fred believes that the reason that these drug cartels are even an issue for the U.S. is that our government allows them to be. "If our government was serious about stopping the flow of drugs and ILLEGALS we would have Coast Guard cutters actively patrolling the Gulf of Mexico and both coasts of this nation, in great numbers, and they would be authorized to SINK any and ALL vessels caught in the act of smuggling drugs or any other contraband."...Another reason why these drug cartels will continue to reign is that there is too much corruption amid those in power..These drug cartels have way too much money, and there is too many corrupt officials willing to turn their cheek for the right price..Disgusting..