Secretary of State, Hillary R. Clinton, became the latest to jump on the "blame-U.S." bandwagon claiming "our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police, of soldiers and civilians.” She went on to claim it is unfair for the U.S. "to be creating a situation where people are holding the Mexican government and people responsible." These claims echo the sentiments of President Felipe Calderon who has continued to demand that Washington take responsibility for the crimes of Mexican cartels.