Mexico's Security

The Washington Post has a story about Mexico's Comprehensive Strategy Against Drug Trafficking.

Elements of the plan have already been set in motion, including a massive police recruiting and training effort intended to reduce the country's dependence in the drug war on the military, which has been accused of numerous human rights violations. Other aspects are still in formative stages, such as fortifying poorly staffed border checkpoints to stifle the smuggling of arms and money into Mexico from the United States.

The details of the plan were secret until Thursday, though the broad outlines were already visible. I think Calderón's strategy has been sound, but I hope this is more than just a six-year, one-administration plan. To that end, it would be nice to see some bipartisan (or, dare I dream, tripartisan) support for the strategy, some indication that every party is committed to carrying on after Calderón leaves office in 2012. Of course, that assumes that the other parties agree with Calderón's program, but really the only controversial element is the widespread use of the army. Since the strategy is based on reducing the use of the army, there's not much to disagree with.