Obama_NP1 's_GE shout-out_NN1 for_IF Mexico_NP1 's_GE drug_NN1 war_NN1 A_ZZ1 US_NP1 report_NN1 cites_VVZ Calderon_NP1 's_GE progress_NN1 on_II human_JJ rights_NN2 ._. 
As_RG more_RGR legal_JJ reforms_NN2 kick_VV0 in_RP ,_, Mexicans_NN2 should_VM not_XX let_VVI up_RP on_II their_APPGE support_NN1 ._. 
Mexicans_NN2 should_VM take_VVI heart_NN1 from_II a_AT1 report_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 by_II the_AT Obama_NP1 administration_NN1 that_CST shows_VVZ America_NP1 's_GE neighbor_NN1 is_VBZ making_VVG progress_NN1 in_II honoring_VVG human_JJ rights_NN2 --_NN1 despite_II a_AT1 violent_JJ ,_, internal_JJ war_NN1 against_II powerful_JJ drug_NN1 cartels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT State_NN1 Department_NN1 told_VVD Congress_NN1 in_II an_AT1 official_JJ evaluation_NN1 that_CST Mexico_NP1 is_VBZ successfully_RR reforming_VVG its_APPGE justice_NN1 system_NN1 with_IW better_JJR accountability_NN1 and_CC transparency_NN1 ._. 
Such_DA reforms_NN2 include_VV0 removal_NN1 of_IO corrupt_JJ officials_NN2 ,_, punishment_NN1 of_IO soldiers_NN2 who_PNQS harm_VV0 civilians_NN2 ,_, civilian_JJ oversight_NN1 of_IO federal_JJ police_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 broad_JJ education_NN1 effort_NN1 to_TO raise_VVI respect_NN1 for_IF the_AT rule_NN1 of_IO law_NN1 ._. 
The_AT report_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 requirement_NN1 for_IF the_AT next_MD release_NN1 of_IO US_NP1 funds_NN2 under_II the_AT Merida_NP1 Initiative_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 $1.4_NNU billion_NNO ,_, three-year_JJ aid_NN1 package_NN1 for_IF Mexico_NP1 's_GE campaign_NN1 ._. 
Both_DB2 the_AT new_JJ money_NN1 and_CC the_AT report_NN1 should_VM help_VVI Mexicans_NN2 overcome_VVI their_APPGE battle_NN1 fatigue_NN1 from_II a_AT1 long_JJ war_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ seen_VVN 45,000_MC Army_NN1 soldiers_NN2 deployed_VVN in_II narcotics-trading_JJ areas_NN2 ._. 
Mexicans_NN2 are_VBR starting_VVG to_TO lose_VVI faith_NN1 that_CST there_EX will_VM be_VBI any_DD sort_NN1 of_IO victory_NN1 ._. 
Ever_RR since_CS President_NNB Felipe_NP1 Calderon_NP1 began_VVD the_AT war_NN1 in_II 2006_MC ,_, more_DAR than_CSN 12,000_MC people_NN have_VH0 been_VBN killed_VVN in_II drug-related_JJ violence_NN1 --_NN1 most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 in_II fighting_VVG between_II competing_JJ cartels_NN2 ._. 
Top_JJ leaders_NN2 in_II Mr._NNB Calderon_NP1 's_GE National_JJ Action_NN1 Party_NN1 (_( PAN_NP1 )_) are_VBR questioning_VVG the_AT strategy_NN1 of_IO using_VVG the_AT military_JJ to_TO do_VDI police_NN2 work_VVI ._. 
The_AT number_NN1 of_IO complaints_NN2 of_IO human-rights_NN2 abuses_VVZ by_II soldiers_NN2 has_VHZ risen_VVN ,_, but_CCB so_RR ,_, too_RR ,_, has_VHZ the_AT capacity_NN1 and_CC willingness_NN1 of_IO the_AT military_JJ to_TO prosecute_VVI errant_JJ soldiers_NN2 ._. 
Progress_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG made_VVN ._. 
The_AT war_NN1 has_VHZ resulted_VVN in_II the_AT arrests_NN2 of_IO more_DAR than_CSN 76,000_MC suspected_JJ traffickers_NN2 ._. 
Nearly_RR 200_MC cartel_NN1 leaders_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN sent_VVN to_II the_AT US_NP1 for_IF trial_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO all_DB ,_, the_AT campaign_NN1 allows_VVZ for_IF a_AT1 cleansing_NN1 of_IO corrupt_JJ officials_NN2 and_CC police_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ in_II turn_NN1 allows_VVZ communities_NN2 to_TO start_VVI to_TO prosper_VVI and_CC create_VVI jobs_NN2 for_IF idle_JJ youth_NN1 who_PNQS might_VM be_VBI tempted_VVN to_TO join_VVI the_AT cartels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT US_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 big_JJ stake_NN1 in_II Mexico_NP1 's_GE future_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 has_VHZ already_RR contributed_VVN $1_NNU billion_NNO of_IO the_AT promised_JJ $1.4_NNU billion_NNO in_II aid_NN1 ,_, paying_VVG for_IF special_JJ military_JJ equipment_NN1 ,_, police_NN2 training_NN1 ,_, and_CC better_JJR law_NN1 enforcement_NN1 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI the_AT end_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT US_NP1 spent_VVD $6_NNU billion_NNO in_II Colombia_NP1 from_II 2000_MC to_II 2006_MC in_II an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO break_VVI drug_NN1 cartels_NN2 in_II that_DD1 smaller_JJR Latin_JJ American_JJ country_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT US_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 took_VVD decades_NNT2 for_IF the_AT FBI_NP1 and_CC police_NN2 to_TO rid_VVI many_DA2 cities_NN2 of_IO organized_JJ crime_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Obama_NP1 administration_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR cooperating_VVG with_IW Mexico_NP1 to_TO reduce_VVI the_AT flow_NN1 of_IO arms_NN2 and_CC drug_NN1 money_NN1 across_II the_AT border_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 still_RR needs_VVZ to_TO stand_VVI up_II21 to_II22 the_AT gun_NN1 lobby_NN1 and_CC crack_VV0 down_RP on_II gun_NN1 sales_NN near_II the_AT border_NN1 ._. 
President_NNB Obama_NP1 should_VM also_RR be_VBI increasing_JJ --_NN1 not_XX decreasing_VVG --_JJ federal_JJ funding_NN1 for_IF US_NP1 programs_NN2 to_TO reduce_VVI drug_NN1 use_NN1 among_II Americans_NN2 (_( the_AT "_" demand_NN1 "_" side_NN1 of_IO Mexico_NP1 's_GE drug_NN1 "_" supply_NN1 "_" problem_NN1 )_) ._. 
The_AT two_MC countries_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 "_" co-responsibility_NN1 "_" in_II checking_VVG the_AT cartels_NN2 ,_, as_CSA Secretary_NN1 of_IO State_NN1 Hillary_NP1 Clinton_NP1 puts_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 
Calderon_NP1 's_GE current_JJ problem_NN1 is_VBZ meeting_VVG public_JJ expectations_NN2 for_IF an_AT1 end_NN1 to_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Army_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX fully_RR trained_VVN in_II police_NN2 work_VV0 ,_, and_CC the_AT sooner_RRR government_NN1 can_VM train_VVI better_RRR paid_VVN and_CC less_RGR corruptible_JJ cops_NN2 ,_, the_AT faster_JJR the_AT military_NN1 can_VM return_VVI to_II the_AT barracks_NN ._. 
Calderon_NP1 hopes_VVZ to_TO do_VDI that_DD1 by_II 2012_MC ,_, when_CS his_APPGE time_NNT1 as_CSA president_NN1 is_VBZ up_RP ._. 
With_IW more_DAR improvements_NN2 in_II the_AT Army_NN1 's_GE human_JJ rights_NN2 record_VV0 ,_, more_DAR Mexicans_NN2 will_VM support_VVI its_APPGE difficult_JJ work_NN1 in_II rooting_VVG out_RP the_AT cartels_NN2 '_GE deep_JJ tentacles_NN2 in_II society_NN1 ._. 
Corruption_NN1 runs_VVZ deep_RR in_II Mexico_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT military_JJ campaign_NN1 marks_NN2 just_RR the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO long-needed_JJ reforms_NN2 ._. 
Calderon_NP1 's_GE perseverance_NN1 should_VM inspire_VVI more_DAR Mexicans_NN2 to_TO keep_VVI supporting_VVG his_APPGE efforts_NN2 ._. 
As_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 they_PPHS2 do_VD0 ,_, the_AT US_NP1 should_VM be_VBI there_RL with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
