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More than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. one of mexico's hottest beach resorts has become the latest front in its growing drug war. six people including a mother and her young daughter were caught in the cross fire and killed when a gun battle broke out on acapulco's main road. >> barry mccaffrey is a retired
Operating in many of these contested areas. >> wow. >> all right, general mccaffrey, thank you so much for your perspective here as we focus in on an issue that is all the talk here in mexico city for sure. just the stunning lack of regard for life in many cases here. thank you for your perspective. we appreciate it. well, coming up, a special tax -- thank you. coming up, we have a special tax day edition of the shallow end. can you guess why these guys say they deserve a tax break?
She agreed with the proposition, actually, first said by hillary clinton when she was here that the u.s. shares some responsibility here. that our, quote, insatiable appetite for drugs fuels the demand. the guns that come across the border. that being the case, if you agree with that proposition, what should the u.s. be doing? if we have responsibility, what should our role be here? >> well, of course, it's unarguable that the real problem is addiction, you know. we've got 15 million americans that are chronically abusing alcohol or illegal drugs, and that's the basis of the problem. it produc...
Transiting it. the real problem is joint cooperation, not just security, but also prevention and treatment of addiction. it's got to be a binational commitment. i don't think historically we pay much attention to mexico, and we should. 100 million people. they're central to our economy and our political future. >> well, and never mind the border we share. so general, a simple question. is mexico a safe country? >> well, you know, 500,000 americans live there. they wake up in the morning, they're not going to be attacked. it's a beautiful country. tremendous culture, music, food. they welcome a...
And in today's "decision 2010," is florida's charlie crist about to tap into his independent streak? the rumor mill is heating up over a possible jump from the republican party. first, washingtonspeak coming from nasa today from outer space. sts. that's space speak for space transportation system. the original name for the space shuttle program. and sts is part of all the shuttle mission name, too, but you already knew that, right, chuck? you're a big space geek. >> ground control to mexico city. this is "the daily rundown."