Apparently as "retaliation" from the cartel because their boss was killed. Where do you draw the line?
At what point do you decide to go full El Salvador / Bukele on violent cartel members who are willing to put cities on fire when they cannot human and drug traffic at will?
I don't think that's possible in Mexico. There's too much power in the logistical networks that move things into the US. The demand is too great. Even if you kill every drug trafficker and gang member alive today and create huge prosperity the void will be filled by someone and they will be adversarial to the government and they will have to use extra judicial violence to enforce their position.
The cartel's presence in Mexico is extremely muted relative to their power.
Deciding is one thing, carrying out the decision is another. The Mexican government and security forces have been heavily compromised by the cartels for years. Some of the smaller law enforcement actions are a form of "kayfabe". Even if President Sheinbaum gives the order, there may not be enough honest and loyal personnel to carry it out.
Mexico is a failed state. We can argue about who bears responsibility but that is the reality today.
They’re overdue. Sheinbaum and other administrators probably didn’t act until now because they’re serving at the cartel’s pleasure. Now with America pressuring them, they’ve finally acted. But if they can’t bring the country under control, it’s going to sink the country and its legitimacy. You can’t have criminals burning airports, school buses, and grocery stores (things I saw videos of earlier).
Puerto Vallarta is on fire - seeing tons of videos on my timeline.
Apparently as "retaliation" from the cartel because their boss was killed. Where do you draw the line?
At what point do you decide to go full El Salvador / Bukele on violent cartel members who are willing to put cities on fire when they cannot human and drug traffic at will?
When is enough enough?
I don't think that's possible in Mexico. There's too much power in the logistical networks that move things into the US. The demand is too great. Even if you kill every drug trafficker and gang member alive today and create huge prosperity the void will be filled by someone and they will be adversarial to the government and they will have to use extra judicial violence to enforce their position.
The cartel's presence in Mexico is extremely muted relative to their power.
Deciding is one thing, carrying out the decision is another. The Mexican government and security forces have been heavily compromised by the cartels for years. Some of the smaller law enforcement actions are a form of "kayfabe". Even if President Sheinbaum gives the order, there may not be enough honest and loyal personnel to carry it out.
Mexico is a failed state. We can argue about who bears responsibility but that is the reality today.
They’re overdue. Sheinbaum and other administrators probably didn’t act until now because they’re serving at the cartel’s pleasure. Now with America pressuring them, they’ve finally acted. But if they can’t bring the country under control, it’s going to sink the country and its legitimacy. You can’t have criminals burning airports, school buses, and grocery stores (things I saw videos of earlier).
What if the destabilization of Mexico was the goal so that the US could justify military intervention?
Most-Wanted Cartel Boss so far
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Honestly probably not even that. Past most-wanteds were probably more querido.
I imagine that if the U.S. assisted in any meaningful way ala the search for Escobar in Columbia we probably would have heard it by now.
From TFA:
The Mexican government said the United States had contributed intelligence that aided the operation against Mr. Oseguera.
The US confirmed they’re involved. They provided intel, and there’s speculation the Mexican Army was also using american weapons.
Colombia*