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AMERICAS: Obama Rebuffs Clinton's Mexico Comments

U.S. President Barack Obama denied that rising drug violence in Mexico (Reuters) made it look more like Colombia at the height of its drug war, rebuffing comments made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He said, "Mexico is a vast and progressive democracy, with a growing economy, and as a result you cannot compare what is happening in Mexico with what happened in Colombia twenty years ago."

Clinton's call for U.S. leadership of global institutions when facing modern challenges runs up against the rise of unpredictable emerging powers and Washington's shrinking stature, says CFR's Stewart Patrick.