09-09-2021, 07:29 PM
(09-09-2021, 07:14 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Yes, absolutely. The situation in Mexico should be receiving much more attention. The strength of the drug cartels and how deeply they are involved in the country is a huge problem. It also isn’t just a Mexico problem. It is a Mexico and a US problem. It’s very surprising that we have a situation like this right at our borders but many people aren’t concerned about this, only illegal immigration.
I get the DEA reports for my area and I can tell you it's out of control down there. The CIA has given numerous projections as to when Mexico will effectively become a Narco state and we're near the tail end of those projections. As to doing anything about it, you wouldn't be any more successful than in Afghanistan. Trust me, there is a shit ton of interagency cooperation between Mexico and the US. The problem is that corruption in Mexico is completely rampant. I've read transcripts of radio discussions between cartel soldiers and Mexican Marines during a "siege" of a cartel stronghold in which they openly discuss the bribes the participants have taken and are now reneging on. This culture of corruption is extremely entrenched and no outside influence, especially from the US, is going to make any serious headway in curtailing it.
