What are your thoughts on this statement by former Mexican foreign ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarrakhan, in rebuttal to an attempt to list the then main cartels as FTO’s: “f you label these organizations as terrorist, you will have to start calling drug consumers in the U.S. “financiers of terrorist organizations” and “gun dealers ‘providers of material support to terrorists”
Well Afghanistan isn’t an option anymore so the USA troops gotta be getting veteran experience somewhere😂 (I’m not anti USA, it’s just they be trying to get into wars all the time, even though they have every right, I support US, just a joke about USA in wars always)
@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477 we already started calling people who buy weed financing terror back when 911 happened. we're comfortable with that argument already. I think the whole thing is political theater at this point with no serious intention of bombing cartel targets inside mexico. I think it's a threat to let the cartels know if they cross the line then there is always the option to bomb them and make business harder for them. the republicans in congress are reminding the cartels that we're just a couple of votes away from being a real thorn (or missile) in their side. It's not a bad strategy when you look at it like that
A thing people don't talk about is the the cartel does have places in the United States. All the way up to Northern California. The Cartel isn't just in Mexico but within the United States.
California is a mess. It used to be a safe state but not anymore since Gavin came up. Shame on sheep voted for this dude. He called national guards for LA streets but he isn't playing with army to destroy those illegal drugs farms and meth labs. Not to mention about illegal immigrants lately. Sickening.
According to one of the recent DEA officials they are in virtually every city in America. And the government doesn't do shit about it but has the nerve to call "White Supremists" the greatest terror threat.
Mexico don’t make or sell weapons.. cartels have weapons that come from the USA.. playing simple don’t send weapons to Mexico and cartels would not have guns..
The funny thing is, there is about 30% of a cartel presence in our national forests as there is in mexico itself. As a forester that walked the forests of southern california I have seen enough former cartel growing /working locations to know that the cartels IN mexico wont be stopped because we cant stop the ones in our own GOVERNMENT OWNED property.
That’s also California, look at your state legislature. Legalizing larcenies under $1,000. Look at San Francisco, waste treatment system is overburdened so releasing crap into the ocean killing fish. Look at homelessness and drug epidemic, your state is corrupt and morally debased. Passing laws that allow you to have $3x with minors as long as it’s “consensual”and you’re within 10 years of minors age. Also I’m pretty sure it’s not legal for US troops to operate military operations on US soil but if this gets passed then the military can be used to take down the cartels in the forests, more remote areas where police can’t go. This however may set a bad precedent because then they can label anyone they want as a tear her wrist. Like the DHS bulletin of February last year labeled anyone who spreads miss in fo mashion as a tear her wrist threat. Thing is hunt her bye dens laptop was “miss in fo mashion yet now its true.
You couldn't stop the mafia from selling tobacco and wine, you legalized that, mafia becomes businessman and capitalize the business, you can't stop the cartel from sellin weed and other drugs, legalize that, cartel become businessman and capitalized that, there is no stopping this until mexico and usa legalize all drugs sadly. 😔
I’ll reenlist in the army if we go to war against the Mexican cartels. I’m Mexican btw, and tired af from hearing about all the horrible things these guys do and aren’t held accountable for any of their actions.
To stop the trafficking the source of the problem has to stop. It won’t stop if we continue consuming drugs, period. We are a country 🇺🇸 addicted to drugs… We have to start changing that behavior.
It’s almost as if you’ve watched US politics play out over the past 60 years…. Vietnam would have been over in a week if they wanted it. Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., we are in more countries now than at the end of the Cold War.
I know Biden isn't on our side....there is a reason the whole system doesn't like trump....he isn't a politician and isn't in the circle...such a shame that so many sheep are so easily fooled by the media and politicians. Trump was hurting the dirty politicians pockets
It is an unarguable fact that the only countries that have had a decrease in cartel activity are the ones that enacted full military responses to said cartel activity. Trying to police a cartel like a regular criminal organization will just leave you with a lot of dead police officers.
They’ve been a problem for far, far too long. The US should have considered this years ago. Everyone wants to hate on Mexicans for trying to flee their country, but don’t want to provide solutions. No more cartel = no more drug mules = no more human trafficking, and the Mexican people can stay in their nation with their families and enjoy newfound freedom/prosperity. It’s time.
@@peteallyn412 it’s already happening, Mexican immigration is way lower than some decades ago, of course there’s still Mexicans who cross the border but is not the majority now. but there’s still many Central Americans crossing the border.
@peteallyn412 one of the issues in the USA is pretty much the biggest customer for groups like the Cartels. There is pressure from those rich folks that want their vices and fixes.
I lost my dad to fentanyl.. it ruined my family financially. His addiction turned him into an angry paranoid person.. I wish he had survived his OD to get the help he needed without being able to talk his way out of it. A complete eye opener for addiction, bad actors especially biker “clubs” and law “enforcement”..
During the trial of the son of king pin Mayo Sambada, the CIA admitted to having a meeting with Visente Sambada in a hotel. he was later captured by the Mexican military. He signed his extradition immediately, thinking that his partners in the CIA would protect him since the Sinaloa cartel had a working relationship with the CIA. It is common knowledge in Mexico that the CIA works with certain cartels and goes after the cartels that aren’t aligned with them . When Mayo,s son found out that he was being charged in America, he got pissed off and tolda famous Mexican reporter named Annabelle Hernandez everything about his working relationship with the CIA.
Well guess what, the CIA is a rouge organization that does all kinds of sh!t and we have no control over it. I am sure its done far worse........in short the CIA is the American Cartel.
Cartels on home soil is probably a bigger problem. Growing/lab operations, alliances with local gangs, buying off local politicians. Tons of people on the cartel payroll, directly or indirectly
Drug cartels are financed by the United States, that is a reality. Even if the Mexican Army eliminates them, it will never be able to totally eradicate them, if arms trafficking from the United States continues, the highest level American elites are involved in the drug business.
The US Govt. doesn't even care about taxing the consumers, when they can... so, why would they bother pretending to tax foreign suppliers, when they can't?
@@acaydia2982 of course they have .all drug dealers eventually do,but they arent going to give up their real cash cow.its just too damn much money.thats why big and small very few make it out of the game.
The other big part of this problem is the demand that originates here in the US. We might cut supply for awhile but the demand will just shift to other sources.
Don't forget Mexico became a drug consumer from 2006 to the present, now cartels have two huge consumers the USA and Mexico,plus some countries in the other side of the globe.
In my opinion, I think this issue will reach a boiling point eventually and it's only a matter of time before there has to be a major crackdown. Lets just hope it's not a worst case scenario event that pushes them to take action.
@@lykan801 there should be a global coalition to occupy mexico. For decades the corrupt leaders have been entangled with the cartel. They have no interest of shutting them down. The cartels have spread and operate out of mexico and even as far as into Spain. When a Mexican cartel was busted in Spain the Mexican president literally said treat them right their good people. This is a problem.
Mexico's reason to letting them live is that the urban fighting will leave a lot of civilians displaced or in danger. Also that the U.S would not like Mexico making the army stronger to fight the cartels because they dont like any sort of competition. I think both of those reasons arent good enough and mexicans should just grow a pair
This issue is a most important/complicated one. I worked with Mexican immigrants in 2019, and what the men told me was that one of the main reasons why they fled to our nation is because of the corruption within/throughout their government with ties to the Cartels. As one of them stated(paraphrasing), "the Government is not going anywhere, and neither are the Cartels. And so long as there are buyers(the market/demand in the USA), both organizations will remain intertwined." In my opinion, just going after the Snake will not end this conflict. There must be an equally powerful push to limit/eliminate the Snake's prey(the market/demand in our country). Without both operations in tandem, the force applied to the Cartel will only aggravate the situation, and will be used as another political carrot on a stick/theater for both nations and their Citizens. In my experience, the Mexican People are highly industrious, honest, jovial and family oriented. If we can truly stamp out the market here in the US and the suppliers in Mexico, it will be to the benefit of all.
"If we can truly stamp out the market here in the US and the suppliers in Mexico, it will be to the benefit of all." Hasn't that been the plan for the last 80+ years? Doesn't seem like its working very well, but sure lets do the same thing because it sounds righteous but fails in practice.
Legalizing drugs without high taxes is the only to solve this peacefully, let the addicts kill themselves or else war will destroy multiple countries and many innocent families
As a former fentanyl addict I can say this drug is hell on earth it’s the worse horrible feeling of withdrawal when you don’t have it it’s torture I hope this pandemic ends
the suburbs surrounding Washington, DC have been damaged greatly by the drug trade - particularly opioids and amphetamines (predominately fent now, or so I hear). Though it began with a flood of heroin which was slowly swapped out for xylazine and fent (sold as fake heroin around 2000-2008ish). Many of our grandparents and parents were give OxyContin as well, prior to this, which made it possible for the above mentioned market to exist, imo
What an amazing way to present as many angles to an incredibly complex problem without belittling anyone's point of view. I wish there were more channels/outlets that take this approach. Great job!
@@shit_stain Hey, have you seen the Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse? I'm guessing that you're a fan of Spongebob; the art styles mirror one another and the fish people look the same. Do you think they employed the same illustrator?
@@danielceron628 on God and wells Fargo charges me 35 dollars for a 2 dollar overdraft I once got 4 overdraft charges in the same day because the bills hit on the wrong day. Pain.
I pray for the day that this becomes true Mexico is beautiful and I’m tired of it’s corruption and all the kid trafficking as well as all the sick cartel members who enjoy doing unthinkable things to other humans.
Yes but folks, it's not possible to simply "invade Mexico and destroy the cartels," LOL. The movie "Sicario" is not real life, the cartels are not just waiting there for us like some standing army in phalanxes. Cartels pay off ALL decision makers within an entire society-- including across the border. They are not so easy to uproot. They have also been destabilizing nations like Ecuador elsewhere in Latin America. They are rich and ruthless-- military force alone won't do a thing.
The curruption is only a problem for the USA when it is not aligned with USA foreign policy... the USA has for the longest time being destabilising South America so it can exploit the resources there and to seize land
They get the cartel but they don't stop the addiction not the Hollywood propaganda that had promoted it for decades. And let's not forget Big Pharma. The US is always in crisis mode because it creates it itself with its huge hypocrisy and self denial.
If the U.S. military were to get involved directly I'd be curious to know what level of corruption lies within the military themselves in regards to cartel influence.
@@gamingclipz7309 then you didnt hear the ex fbi agent. high high ranked guy get locked up and he said its ok. im only doing what i was trained when i joined fbi. and he got caught helping oit the cartels
Let's not forget, something that people often forget is that a big part of the American-Mexican drug trade is gun smuggling. American gangs and extremist groups that deal with the cartels often smuggle firearms to Mexico to pay for drugs. Firearms/ammunition are actually much harder to procure legally in Mexico vs America. The one part that freaks me out about the bill though is that it doesn't limit itself to Mexico, but to cartel drug trade
That's the real problem, without the US weapons the drug cartels will be just a bunch of low class criminals but that's exactly why you don't hear anything about the correlation between Cartels and American weapons.
@@wyliecoyote985 Not trying to be a dick or anything but you need to be here to see the reality not just read and repeat random things you saw on internet. The reality is that most of the cartels arsenal comes from the US, the biggest gun seizures are always on the US border, not the Guatemalan one. Even illegal weapons in Mexico are cheaper in the north of Mexico and increase in price as they travel south because they come from the US, mainly from Texas and Arizona. The best armed cartels are the ones in that area, they use the same drug route but in the opposite direction, from North to South. You think there is no black market for weapons in the US? many are from the civilian market but a large part of the weapons are ghost guns or civilian guns with ghost parts to convert in full auto. Someone in USA is manufacturing and selling gun to the cartels as if they were candy. Just remember Fast and Furious.
@@wyliecoyote985I was thinking that too. As much as we have firearms in the US, the cartels heavily source weapons to match that of the mexican military. They can buy pistols and shotguns all they want from the US, but it's a little more difficult to source .50 cals and rocket propelled grenades from here. In fact, some of the tunnels that run under san diego, the cartels SELL these weapons to the US as well. So it's a little back and forth.
@@wyliecoyote985 Not trying to be a dick or anything but any gunsmith or smith can turn a normal riffle into full auto. According to literally every latin american country officials, most gunts upwards of 95% come or are made in the USA. Remember that the USA is a notorious gun smuggler
If the US were to do this, every American soldier's identity must be kept secret otherwise their families might become a target. Mexico is simply just too close to home. This will be another factor to consider.
Not just families of servicemen and women, but US civilians as a whole. Cartel already has people in the USA, and with our open border, they can send as many members as they want, and could literally wreak havoc on areas of the USA. These groups are just few handfuls of poor low skilled criminals, but a large number of well funded and many are well trained, and experienced, as well.
This is exactly whats going to happen. It's going to be open season on americans and terrorism and forever war will come to america. But then the US gov't is retarded and loves forever wars and chaos that it can profit off of. Imagine mexican-americans hearing their family getting bombed in some town by some bad drone strike and not thinking the blowback will be biblical.
lol if the US intervenes it will be a blood bath for the cartels. They won't even know what hit them. Look at israel striking Hamas just across the border. That's what will happen to cartels. Precision strikes. the whole 9 yards.
I don't want gringo soldiers messing around in my country no matter what their intention is. There is too much bad blood between us. The U.S just wants Mexico as a slave nation. In other words I don't like the U.S government the cartels. Seeing the U.S's track record in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen who would ever want a U.S invasion? Dumb gringos can't even run their OWN country. The hell are they going to know about the intricacies of another? 😡
The amount of influence the cartels have on their local regions and the amount of corrupt government officials can't be understated. A soldier in the mexican army with cartel ties can be problematic, much like working with the ANA in Afghanistan
Just like the ANA in Afghanistan the Mexican Army would be placed on a need-to-know basis because if they can't control something as this the US Military would just keep them in the shadows from Important operations.
@@BOBBIEVALINTINEWhy don't you start by attending the drug addiction here in the US, that's the main engine of this bull sh*t. You blame whoever you want but as long as there's demand there will be providers.
@@raider_reaper_4194if they found a lil baggy of coke in the white house then there for sure are politicians or government officials that be doin shit like that lmao
Mexico just coincidentally happened to have stumbled upon one of the biggest raw lithium reserves in the world a short while before strikes against the cartels began being spoken of with such fervor in the US.
@@Darksky1001able They only just found it recently and instead of importing it for sale Mexico is about to try and nationalize it for production. If done right Mexico could become a BIG power in the energy/engineering sector within the next few years.
As a south texas border state inhabitant from brownsville, ive witnessed horrors commited by cartels. I have nothing more to say other than i'd be more than hanppy to fight for the well being of my families city.
I used to live right off of Southmost Rd back in the late 80s just a few blocks down from Morningside Elementary. I don't recall that level of crime in our neighborhood. There were street gangs, mostly minors, but nothing that rose to the level of what we see today. We used to ride our bikes, play outside until late at night sometimes. Sad to see Brownville like this.
These cartels have been allowed to grow and prosper so far to the point that there are now only two solutions that would severely cripple them. One is to legalise and regulate all drugs within the US thereby completely cutting off their main source of income. Alternatively, a full scale military intervention similar to "Plan Colombia" would drastically reduce the size and influence of cartels at the expense of many lives of course. No other approach will have large ramifications for them as the corruption levels in Mexico are too high.
😂 The USA government is just as corrupt if not even more, they just know how too hide it from all the sleeping sheep here. You really think the DEA is gonna stop them lol they making millions upon millions with the cartels running around. And remember here in the United states people die learning….
@@rickriner true, however restrictions need to be in place to ensure others aren't affected. Like children and loved ones knowing what kind of damage these drugs can do to young minds as well as adults.
Classifying cartels as terrorist organisations (which they are without any doubt) would mean bye bye for the Mexican border. It would be much easier for Mexicans to get legal asylum as they are fleeing a terrorist organisation, and uncle Sam really doesn't want that. Also it's would be very convenient for the cartels to smuggle their own as asylum seekers and expend business beyond the border in a more aggressive way compared to the methods they use now. That is reason number 1
@@brandonsargent7105 Yes, but then there would be diplomatic problems like, ''racism'' bla bla bla. Uncle sam doesn't want that either. Considering he's going for re-election
It would be the opposite. Just like travel bans Mexicans would be labeled high risk. And this running across the border in massive groups would be met with military action instead of a slap on the wrist of caught.
@@vigosuiachternaam5503 Biden already has had an aggressive stance on the border trying to keep Trump’s policies in place (although courts have been striking them down)
I'm torn on the issue. Direct US military action, ideally with cooperation from/with the Mexican government, could really do damage to cartels. On the other hand, history has often demonstrated that a bombing campaign not done in conjunction with efforts to fix the root cause of the conflict typically results in little permanent change at the expense of innocent lives and a great deal of goodwill. As for China, from my understanding, fentanyl doesn't really require too much investment to make after you get the initial setup out of the way. It might be hard for natural opium producers like Afghanistan and Myanmar to keep up with synthetics, but a different supplier will likely pop up for such a lucrative market. It would be very hard to stop fentanyl flow into Mexico over the long run.
this is very similar to my thinking. if the US and Mexico decided to go ham on the cartel together it would be interesting, could produce great results
Let's be honest the root cause is poverty. A Mexican family has two options work in factories for 15-20 dollars a day if they are lucky. Or they could make 500-2000 dollars in one day if they run a couple kilos across the border. Until those choices and compensation get much closer to parity the drug problem will continue. If runners no longer see an economic benefit to being a runner for the cartels the problem will start correcting itself. Profits go down if runners demand more, and less and less people are ready to risk everything if they have a decent paying gig. That would force larger shipments and make the drug cartels incur more risk with less people to spread it out over.
@@Taskandpurpose If the US were to do drones strikes on the cartels it should be Mexican officials making those decision. Let them tell us what to strike so we're not acting unilaterally and violating their national sovereignty.
I don’t remember the podcast but it was still interesting to hear. A former Mexican border patrol agent mentioned that the cartel centered around on producing and shipping cocan/raw weed. If the Mexican authorities destroyed their product/ location that was it the cartel would use what they had and star from zero again in another location like cockroach. He explained that once the US got involved in destroying their product the cartels broke even split and started to do mule run jobs for china. 10-15 years ago Opioids where being shipped in shipping containers from china to the harbor of Chicago now it’s the Mexican border.
I hate to tell you, but for the amount of drugs on every corner of America, means they are still coming in shipping containers and large cargo planes, the only way to stock every city, is the same logistics as amazon or any other company, there are warehouses in plain sight , storing and pumping out drugs.
@@bonder3643 Chicago connects to both the Mississippi river via canals and the great lakes. It was one of the biggest ports in the US because if it's proximity to the Mississippi and it being on the shores of the great lakes. With the construction of the Chicago canals and the lake Erie canal it became even more important in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not as important of a port city now water shipping isn't nearly as prominent since the last half of the 20th century but of all the major port cities it's still receives alot of shipments by water unlike many of the cities in the great lakes that use to be important port cities much like many cities tbh
If we go to war with the cartel china will supply them with weapons and pretend like the US that it was a rogue element. Millions will die before it finally ends but billions will finally live without watching their parents and piers die infront of them day by day until their body finally overdoses
Great video, ngl as a Mexican I was expecting the typical suburban white gringo take of "omg mexico is an active warzone rn, we need boots on the ground now!" and I was gratefully surprised. I would also add that, the CIA funded operations through drug trade in Colombia in the past, I would be genuinely surprised if this was not the case right now with the Mexicans. And in the same lane, actual powerful guns are not easy to comby in México, we have to look north for that. What I'm getting at is that both the CIA and gun manufacturers may not be super thrilled with the prospect of getting rid of the cartels
To be honest, I think this fits the Coast Guard and DHS missions better than the other branches. It's because if we would mobilize heavily on this War on Drugs, it may risk our relation with not only Mexico, but also Latin countries, which are leaning toward China at the moment.
Depends how its executed. Mexican common people are suffering at the hands of the cartel, only the politicians are in their pocket. If the cartels are weakened to the point they can root out corruption and elect officials that aren't owned by them mexican relations with US should improve. If they go striking a bunch of civilians by accident / collateral damage like in Iraq then it will worsen relations.
Problem is the coast guard is not equipped for this level of ground action nor do they have enough "infantry" capable of the job, and DHS is undermanned for the job even worse.
I know it's not this simple... but it kind of feels like "We can't get this issue under control, but don't you dare try to get the issue under control!"
It couldn't possibly be worse than the 100,000 overdose deaths per year we have now, plus the homeless and crime problem. Going to war with the cartels would result in a marked improvement overall.
Authorities from both countries are way too involved with cartels to do something about it, Kiki Camarena case just shows how much US agencies (specially CIA) are involved, so its way more complicated than Colombia or Afghanistan.
Yea, that needs to be contained down there because I don’t see a solution coming from the US. It’s been out of control. The fact an entire town can get massacred a half hour from the border should be indicative of how out of control it has gotten
@@strafer8764it’s political corruption. Being realistic, the mexican military is more than capable of dismantling organizations and arresting bosses. But often they are constrained by corrupt higher ups or politicians. It’s very common for a big shot to be captured and then be released by a corrupt judge. The cops are also part of the problem, just picture this: in a neighborhood most people know who is involved and where are the bases of operations. So obviously the cops turn a blind eye to this.
"Take note: you weren't even surprised that they had .50 cal machine guns." holy crap that caught me off guard haha... why do they have .50 cal machine guns
Being a civilian, I'm wondering where the USCG fits in and whether their policies and procedures could be used to affect the other branches' efforts against the drug cartels. They are essentially boots on the ground (boots on the water?) in the "war on drugs".
Yeah,the USCG protects EVERY BORDER. Graham will DO NOTHING. He does these things just so he can say he DID Something. EVERY ILLEGAL that is here OWES a Cartel. NO ONE south of the border can get to the border UNASSISTED by cartels. The Biden admin gets kickbacks from the Cartels……10% for the “Big Guy”
Idk man, if the war on drugs was just drone striking cartel bases and kill raids on their bases instead of arresting anyone with even a milligram of Marijuana, I would be down for it. Not to mention how destructive the Mexican cartels are. Plus like you said, the money funneled into the Mexican military just goes to the cartels(often the special forces in México just turn into cartels because they get better paid)
Thats exactly who the JNG(jalisco new generation) cartel were, mexican special forces, trained by delta and other us SOF groups and then they just went and turned into a cartel and burned a whole through the other cartels and took over a lot of their territories.
The US should allow Mexican troops to eradicate White Supremacists cells and Pedophiles rings in the US. Maybe then a US military intervention in Mexico vs the cartels would not be so controversial to the general Mexican population.
@@Fauzanarief-n7i then boots on the ground it is. Or fix it the civilized way by eliminating the root of the problem. The war on drugs at home. If people get their drugs legally, unlaced and with useful information and offers on how to stop, cartels will be broke.
@@feriateam8074 : Are you Drinking from the NRA propaganda... El chapo was captured 2 times after the operation, also Key politicians who are now under investigation for Cartel involvement after the operation . However, over 100 years ago Americans have bin going to Mexico for Alcohol /liquor and paying with Guns/Ammo. In 2021over 7,624 "second amendment" fire arms were Confiscated in Mexico in 2020 over 10,036, "second amendment" fire arms were Confiscated in Mexico in 2019 7,897 "second amendment" fire arms were Confiscated in Mexico
If I recall correctly, the American military got shafted in favor of a British task force and a Mexican special forces unit. The U.S. Army was nowhere in Modern Warfare 22.
I like your site. You seem to have a good outlook. That is to say, your analyses look at both sides and truly parses the issues you cover. Thank you for investigating and exposing all sides and not fear mongering. Looking more deeply into an issue will serve you and your audience well. Five stars for your deeper dive!
I am a retired American and one of the two million Americans living in Mexico. The Mexican cartels are now worldwide and very settled in the US. The US needs to eradicate the cartels from their own country first. The Mexican government and most of the people I talk to do not want the US to be involved. The cartels are so intertwined with government military and business in Mexico there's really no real answer to solve the problem.
you erradicate evil within the government, then investigate the income of the rich, specially those who own ranches and mansions, where their money came from?, if there is a will there will be a solution,
Hard to eradicate something that the criminal politicians back and profit from. U.S government needs cleaned out first and then target cartels and illegal immigrants also following those crooked politicians money trails and finding out who they've approved for visas and citizenships. I know the U.S has the ability to sort that out. But we won't. WE will continue to allow crooked politicians to commit fraud be it election fraud or fraudulent laws making it even easier to commit voter fraud. The U.S government needs a purge and WE the people need to make it happen. It'll be bloody but necessary
We just can’t look at ourselves and admit this problem is ours. Our demand for illegal drugs drives the whole enterprise and will continue to for as long as the demand exists.
Legalize drugs. California legalized weed and now California controls the black market for weed in USA. Cartels can not produce and ship weed and make a profit to USA anymore
Even more reason lol those politicians didn't get the pay raise and are probably saying "I'll get my friends together and take your organization " lol (don't take this seriously)
@ 100% agree. There’s already proof that regulated legalization works. I won’t even go into how the “War on Drugs” has messed up the entire country, and a few neighbors as well.
The only fear I have is that it turns into a Vietnam or Afghanistan where the US just goes away and makes it all worse. The biggest problem is the government, who helps the cartels.
It literally has no ability to turn into Afghanistan or Vietnam because mexico isn’t split in two and it is mostly not mountainous terrain. Also, we are right next to Mexico
Basically, the problem with the Taliban was it didn't matter how many you wiped out. The war encouraged and supported more people to rise up as the Taliban. So, rather or not the Cartel would survive wave after wave of drone strike depends on how many of the next generation is left desperate enough to take up the Cartel life. It's not the slaughtering part that USA fucked up on, it's the state building that removes the need for conflict they couldn't do.
The cartels are not some religious extremists backed by Pakistan. The cartels only exist due to drugs and if the US starts bombing them along with destroying there drugs etc they will start to die off.
True theres no way to delclare war on the cartels withs declaring war on Mexico. US intervension in Mexico will just resualt in massive civilian casulties and US commiting war crimes. I think neither country wants war with a neighbouring country.
As a Colombian I can say that the US targeting a terrorist group a terrorist group is totally useless, and is probably aiding drug lords to raise the price of their merchandise… therefore who knows perhaps the biggest drug lords are inside the US institutions themselves (this is a widespread hypothesis, it’s not mine)
Os : If you can believe it the mexican cartel is already in Ore. & Wa State. For the most part they are sentenced to hard prison time "If" they survive the shootout with the police. Cartels are heavily dispised by law-abiding citizens in Ore. & Wa State and are even hunted down by citizens & bounty hunters. Fentanyl is poison from Hell
High-ranking cartel members infiltrating the one organisation that could stop them is absolutely realistic, I think there are many foreign agents in the US government. Without corruption the Mexican military alone would destroy the cartels, corruption is the worst thing that can happen to a military (take Russia as a very good example).
The small detail is that when there is an intervention in any country, they usually end up in an even worse situation, so the Mexican government does not want to run the same risk and therefore rejects military support.
It's not an intervention in the strict legal sense if the entity with actual boots on the ground is a PMC (hired by the US, obviously, which of course would deny plausibly). This is the only and age old solution and sole viable alternative to directly wasting resources and effort into the corruption put. Sanitized uniforms make everybody wonder, yet nobody in their right mind would bother to think who those guys are, let alone lift a finger to stop them as they would be doing the Mexican people a big favor. The only ones crying would be the politicians due to their gradual or sudden loss of revenue.... Yes, it amounts to extrajudicial killing of what legally are Mexican citizens, but who would miss criminals? Is it ethical? I think that is in the eye of the beholder at this point.
@@incognito1409 At this point give a US general a PMC and tell them to work with a special task force and mexican special forces Cause all of that looks like a conversation about Shadow Company in MWII But putting that aside wouldnt those PMCs also be corrupted or bribed by the cartel though of course if you get some one like General sheperd and Philip graves im pretty sure those 2 along with Shadow company would be able to help with mexico's drug cartels but even so a PMC has its own dangers in the political realm considering blackwater and wagner
That's about right, I remember about two weeks before the Attack on the twin towers in New York , the President of Mexico himself came to the White House and Cancelled the Military alliance of Mexico with the United States, I think he Knew that terrorist were planning the attack and didn't want Mexico to get involved in another War .
As we learned in the War On Terror, collateral damage is unavoidable. Drone strikes into Mexico would be a political nightmare and put unbearable strain on an already strained relationship. Let us be smart about this battle, yeah?
All it would take would be the first incident of us mistakenly drone striking an aspirin factory or some neighboring house or apartment to get damaged from a legitimate strike for it to be plastered all over the news. Can't wait for the new sequel to VietIraqIstan, now with more civilian collateral damage! Also bold of you to assume we actually learned anything from the War on Terror. Or the War on Drugs, for that matter.
Legalize all drugs. It's the only way to defeat the cartels. Once all drugs are legalized and regulated like alcohol, then it will be much easier to go after the cartel as they will be starved for cash, and it will be easier to lure the leaders into traps.
Boggles my mind that Mexicos biggest concern with labeling cartels as terrorists is image and tourism. You can only advise and push the government to do so much. It's gonna get worse before it gets better.
@@carlosvergara6120they do a lot more than just murder Human trafficking, extortion, modern day slavery, and bribery to name a few. The reason why your gov doesnt do anything is because of fear of retaliation. American intervention is inevitable its just a matter of when
Similarly, mainstream media neglected to report that US actually released covid in wuhan, Phizer/Modera bribed the patient office for covid vaccine just before the release... Report was presented by the EU Summit 3rd May 2023...
He's not at all. What you are experiencing is called confirmation bias. You like when a guy tells you things that you already believe. There is no youtuber that will EVER match a highly credible publication like Reuters or Associated Press in terms of accurate on the ground reporting.
i've been living in mexico my whole life (in one of the most dangerous states too) and honestly im just tired of all this violence, the fear, the insecurity its just a living hell, Mexico has the capacity to completely erradicate all cartels, but saddly, due to corrupted politicians and stupid Human Rights are on their side so they cant erradicate them, at this point i dont care what its done to stop them... just make them stop!!
Si ni los propios estados unidenses pueden deshacerse del cartel en su propio país como piensas que lo harán aquí cuando no pudieron deshacerse de isis y no pudieron ganar en vietnam en zonas no mucho mejores de las que hay en mexico
This will make all cartels to be together And bring hell on us Just like when they attacked cuba And now may be world over criminals might unite against usa End of usa
The USA must help Mexico and Central America, the USA is closely tied to these Countries and Families intertwine, Business is very important between us, we must rescue them and end the Network in the Americas.
I would be very concerned for the OPSEC of our our troops working with any Mexican forces. The chances of someone infiltrating our teams or, someone being turned, is a very real threat. Kidnap someones family and they will do just about anything. And that is exactly how the cartels operate.
Our military is already massively infiltrated by gangs and drug cartels. It's a pretty well-known thing that gang members join the military to get training that they can then bring back to their gangs.
I feel like if they are cutting the MAJOR SUPPLY, they could put out the smaller ones when they dry up with ease. But they have to battle borrachero as well. The cartels grow it.
Right because when the Mexican Military used military grade weapons and vehicles the USA day it was criminal and inhumane, but now the hypocritical US of A wants to use drones and mostly likely other weapons.
"Sudden" lol, people have been advocating this for years now. Sure it doesnt have something to do with the RECORD number of illegal immigrants flooding over the border every month since Biden took office?
I just found your channel a few days ago while searching for some decent coverage on Israel and really love how informative your reporting is. You're really knowledgeable and report in a way I can understand. You make it interesting too. Thank you! I lived in Central Mexico for 2 years 1996-98 (State of Queretaro). I traveled all over the central & southern parts of the country w/another female & for the most part, felt safe & had no issues. I went back about 10 years later to a very different country, so many areas I had traveled previously were off limits due to cartels & violent crime. I also had the experience of successfully bribing an immigration officer when I realized my student visa was expired (good for only 6 months at a time- most students went home for summer & winter break but I chose to travel). Thankfully, I was allowed to visit Guatemala & meet my friend's family as we had planned without consequences of an expired visa. I hope whatever strategies are employed, it's done in such a way that Mexico is treated an our ally. It's such a beautiful country where the (non cartel) people are warm, friendly & hard working.
I live in the southern part of AZ and I can tell you, they are everywhere. I live rural and we have a small mountain range that they used to post up in so they could traffic their drugs and people (😢) up to Phx and Cali. It’s nuts and it’s a major problem we need to stop ignoring.
Turns the rural places outlaw territory so people will be forced to go into the cities. This is why armed militias should be a thing. The gangs maintain the cities and the cartels the rural areas. Sounds like military maneuvers. Use local gangs as a militant group to put whole states under seige while blackmailing and setting up public officials to make laws that free criminals. And Gavin Newsom is either being blackmailed or bribed.
It won't. Supply and demand. For us to get rid of them we have to get to the root of the problem, the end buyer, the demand, the user! If no one bought any illegal drugs there'd be no drug cartels. I don't know about you but I don't see you all the addicts quitting any time soon sadly, I think it's human nature there has to be several changes made on several levels.
@@dean6708ou either cut out the supplier or the source of the demand. Why can’t we just napalm the cartel hideouts lmao. Last time I checked the cartels don’t have an aerial presence. Best thing they have is shooting barrett 50 cals at planes
Hi, when I visited Mexico I heard some people asking why the USA are the suppliers of all weapons used by the Cartels and why if the drugs were illegal in the States the Americans did not do something about it. It’s always interesting to hear the other sides point of view even if some of it is lost in translation! It’s not a story of Good guys, Bad guys; rather its the old corruption called Just Business. Cheers
Its called the asshole President Echeverria in the 70s took away guns from Mexicans I bet cartels would think twice to mess with people if everyone was armed like America
Politicians create policy that leads to greater problems so they can get funding to “fix” the problem which gives them power in the allocation of the money, and gets them re-elected. They don’t want to fix the problems.
it's just that every time the US defends or saves someone from a foreign invasion, there are tons of communist/russian/chinese bots. And, of course, tons of useful idiots who will condemn the US for fulfilling its alliance obligations.
Well the US isn't supplying the Cartels directly per say, a lot of the US weapons they have are export versions of X gun which is sold to gun shop owners in Mexico (yes they do indeed do that, the places that do bulk sales of export weapons aren't banned to my knowledge from selling to Mexico) and then the Cartels basically buy up every single one at once which is why we see so many of them toting those guns.
I'm Mexican, in every extend of the word I'll admit, I'm lucky to live in an area that isn't as cartel ridden as other parts of the country The thing is, I'm scared that the US might do the same they did in the middle east That's why I don't want intervention
As an American, I’d rather not pay for a war with the cartels. That’s the responsibility of Mexico and it’s citizens. We need for protect ourselves, in our country. If someone wants to head over to Mexico should know the risk
@@Dessertfox83 Mexico prez is bought n paid for since he stated cartels are not responsible for bringing drugs in USA. The drugs are invading the USA. Cut em down. Sick of seeing ppl od/☠️
An external intervention in Mexico's domestic affairs just doesn't make sense. Something we do not discuss at all is the trafficking and distribution within the United States. It becomes apparent that a complex and established organization carries out the monumental task of making drugs readily available at every corner of the country. Think of the logistics and management of such enterprise. So this raises the key question: How is it possible for this to happen? Is it possible that cartels operate at will across the United States? Is this carried out by American cartels? Or is it possible that legally established organizations do it? In any case, this phenomenon only suggests that there is rampant corruption at every level of the US state institutions as well. How useful would it be then to intervene in another country's domestic affairs if the United States is not capable to solve its own issues first? Furthermore, seems illogical to use violence in this issue while drug demand persists. After attacking and destroying these cartels new ones will emerge if the demand for drugs has to be satisfied. This problem requires a solid bilateral cooperation policy with well defined objectives in terms of prevention, treatment, security and their corresponding budgets.
Said cooperation requires the prerequisite of political will and commitment, which contrary to Colombia especially during Gaviria's tenure is totally absent in Mexico. Its government and bureaucracy is one of the most corrupt in the world second only to Ukraine. How are you going to prop up any viable cooperation under those circumstances? Mexico is beyond repair and effectively amounts to what is called a failed state.
When they arrest the American capos (that body mention it ) you never heard a name, there are big cartels here in US that multiply the prices of the drugs at least 10 times. Why not politician mention it, why the news in TV mention that at all? Hum
It work from supply and demand. It is the demand the wants the supply... stop the demand and the supply is not worth the effort. Prohibition in a free country is the root cause.
Commercial media should take lesson from this type of unbiased reporting with a neutral attitude and spirit of non escalation. Thank you for good reporting!
Lamestream media such as CNN,FOX & MSN only air what they want to. They aren't interested in fairness or being unbiased. The number one purpose of there existence is to sell advertising spots to companies. Learned that in Media 101. REVOLUTION!!
Cappy really stepped up, Blinken would be proud. Mainstream media only caters to stupid high school kids and while it's good for selling guns, the big push at the border is mainly about building immigrant detention centers which means more jobs for flag-waving Americans. Prisons are pretty much the only thing we make in America
I personally was involved in operations against the cartels domestic and abroad, I it a hard and nasty fight, unlike some of the operations I faced in Iraq, the main problem is the hard demand there is for certain drugs, and that not even including the flow of weapons and cash heading to Mexico.
Glad to see someone mentioning it. American armed forces would be fighting an enemy financed with american money and armed with american weapons. It would be Kafkaesque
Another forever war, this time on our border with all the social, political, demographic ramifications of that. The real truth is the US wants complete control of the drug trade cuz the country is broke.
As he's talking, all I can think about is Tommy Lee Jones sitting in the chair with a bag over his head telling the cartel "First they'll hire Haliburton to build files on each one of you assholes"...
You hit the two main reasons we are considering this. The more honorable reason is the 100k deaths a year from fentanyl ODs but the OTHER reason is we couldn’t get a deal with Canada and Mexico on supplying American parts for their auto manufacturing. As you said, the raids will disrupt Mexican/US manufacturing. If we get a deal, I’m willing to bet we lose interest in the cartel. Lithium may be a factor too.
It's the old mafia "Hey that's a nice country you got there. Be a shame if something bad happened to it". Bada Bing! Smedley Butler, USMC general said he had worked for the biggest mafia in the country...
I'm going to jump up about 30,000ft from your concern over US Manufacturing. The answer is to buy all the shit you need, find a hole in the woods, learn to live off rainwater with no electricity. ... I'm able to flick that switch in about 10 minutes.
I worry that it would be a disastrous quagmire to try to fix Mexico’s domestic insurrections. Lack of asymmetrical government force isn’t the reason the insurrections persist.
To know you watch this channel, and are interested in such things, just raised my respect for you drastically. Good on you and good shit. Your videos were a huge part of my childhood too
I believe it's quite literally the case that the Mexican state lacks unilateral supremacy over the cartels both in terms of their capacity to manifest violence such as it is distributed across the nation, and in their intelligence capacity. That is to say that the Mexican state is in some limited manner able to mount an airborne and ground armor task force that holds tactical supremacy over the cartel target, but they are limited in their ability to manifest these kinds of operations to possibly only a few at any one time, and their ability to keep planning internal to the Mexican state is tenuous, so forming a task force could easily fail to result in a surprised target being assaulted, and instead leads to a minor seizure and not a major strike at the enemy. I think the US can help enormously in their ability to actually keep confidential information, and to gather intel with drones as well as providing some limited direct air strikes, while also helping with funding elite units of strike forces that are more carefully vetted, more compensated in pay to reduce the lure of bribery, and given more protection for their families, including possibly giving them temporary residence in the US while they are serving on the task force. These are the areas that I think mexico actually needs help, and where they struggle to manifest indigenous solutions. I agree that just giving them a tank wont solve their problem, nor will rolling in a US crewed tank column.
@@mythical0bjective yeah,he was a bad dude.jimi hendrix was airborne special forces too but not a bank robber.i didnt know that until a few minutes ago.
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What are your thoughts on this statement by former Mexican foreign ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarrakhan, in rebuttal to an attempt to list the then main cartels as FTO’s:
“f you label these organizations as terrorist, you will have to start calling drug consumers in the U.S. “financiers of terrorist organizations” and “gun dealers ‘providers of material support to terrorists”
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Fan, 18 DEE boi here. I trained and advised on a team in 2011-2013 in Mexico. How do we connect, I can provide a lot of insight.
Well Afghanistan isn’t an option anymore so the USA troops gotta be getting veteran experience somewhere😂 (I’m not anti USA, it’s just they be trying to get into wars all the time, even though they have every right, I support US, just a joke about USA in wars always)
@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477 we already started calling people who buy weed financing terror back when 911 happened. we're comfortable with that argument already. I think the whole thing is political theater at this point with no serious intention of bombing cartel targets inside mexico. I think it's a threat to let the cartels know if they cross the line then there is always the option to bomb them and make business harder for them. the republicans in congress are reminding the cartels that we're just a couple of votes away from being a real thorn (or missile) in their side. It's not a bad strategy when you look at it like that
You can’t expect the politicians that are payed by the cartel to actually do anything against the cartel
AMLO IS BEING PAID BY THE CARTEL!
Let me guess? They are all democrats?
Not just paid by the cartel, but actively involved or pressured with the threat of violence if they dont go along with things.
source.
@@martthesling source, i live there
I think the CIA would be upset that war is being waged on their business partners.
No ! The plan must be to eliminate independent drug dealers not aligned with the cia.
That ended in the 90s
Cartels are controlled by China now
@@brucelouie4613 Explain why Cartels have modern U.S. Military weapons. Someone is obviously in business.
@@brucelouie4613 You really think they would give up such a lucrative business???
A thing people don't talk about is the the cartel does have places in the United States. All the way up to Northern California. The Cartel isn't just in Mexico but within the United States.
That's why over 600 FEMA camps exist: to deal with this kind of problems.
They're in all Major US cities a long the Eastern United States, like Chicago, New York, Washing DC etc...
California is a mess. It used to be a safe state but not anymore since Gavin came up. Shame on sheep voted for this dude. He called national guards for LA streets but he isn't playing with army to destroy those illegal drugs farms and meth labs. Not to mention about illegal immigrants lately. Sickening.
According to one of the recent DEA officials they are in virtually every city in America.
And the government doesn't do shit about it but has the nerve to call "White Supremists" the greatest terror threat.
@@sovietduga9747 Can you explain about the 600 FEMA camps?
Drugs going up north, Guns going down south!!!
Fast & Furious
Yep..they’re business.
Bee ess the cartels have military grade weapons. TV dumbs down its viewers.
Mexico don’t make or sell weapons.. cartels have weapons that come from the USA.. playing simple don’t send weapons to Mexico and cartels would not have guns..
you know nothing. they were given to the cartel by Holder and chinese.
The funny thing is, there is about 30% of a cartel presence in our national forests as there is in mexico itself. As a forester that walked the forests of southern california I have seen enough former cartel growing /working locations to know that the cartels IN mexico wont be stopped because we cant stop the ones in our own GOVERNMENT OWNED property.
Lmao what? You see a couple illegal grow ops and think it’s the cartel?
That’s also California, look at your state legislature. Legalizing larcenies under $1,000. Look at San Francisco, waste treatment system is overburdened so releasing crap into the ocean killing fish. Look at homelessness and drug epidemic, your state is corrupt and morally debased. Passing laws that allow you to have $3x with minors as long as it’s “consensual”and you’re within 10 years of minors age.
Also I’m pretty sure it’s not legal for US troops to operate military operations on US soil but if this gets passed then the military can be used to take down the cartels in the forests, more remote areas where police can’t go. This however may set a bad precedent because then they can label anyone they want as a tear her wrist. Like the DHS bulletin of February last year labeled anyone who spreads miss in fo mashion as a tear her wrist threat. Thing is hunt her bye dens laptop was “miss in fo mashion yet now its true.
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You couldn't stop the mafia from selling tobacco and wine, you legalized that, mafia becomes businessman and capitalize the business, you can't stop the cartel from sellin weed and other drugs, legalize that, cartel become businessman and capitalized that, there is no stopping this until mexico and usa legalize all drugs sadly. 😔
That's because it's bussiness. They do know where they are. It's crazy bussiness from crazy peopple
Glad you covered the corruption on both sides of the border. Just recently a police union representative was busted importing fentanyl.
Ooooooo sooooooooo scandalous 😂
post a link
Double the time he serves or death penalty, it’s killing some 300 AMERICANS daily
If you actually knew what you think you knew, then you would know the Mexican government and the United States government has the same bosses.
why don't they just make it illegal to do certain things so it's not biased??
I’ll reenlist in the army if we go to war against the Mexican cartels. I’m Mexican btw, and tired af from hearing about all the horrible things these guys do and aren’t held accountable for any of their actions.
There u go finally a Mexican with heart, every Mexican idolizes cartels they see them as heros u are not a dummy
Mexican myself and I want to see the cartel diminished as well.
@@williammejia5951 that's an absurd statement, I would say a low percentage of people
@@williammejia5951I don't think that but many rely on them but many Mexicans including me wish we could just end these cartels
@@conexionneuronal8820that's not true, Cartels in Mexico specially in Sinaloa are very nice to their population
To stop the trafficking the source of the problem has to stop. It won’t stop if we continue consuming drugs, period. We are a country 🇺🇸 addicted to drugs… We have to start changing that behavior.
El Salvador’s approach seemed to work just fine
This reminds me of an old saying, “Don’t expect solutions when there’s money to be made prolonging the problem.”. This won’t end.
Right! The pharmaceutical companies operate in much the same way…though we “dare” not refer to them as cartels. 😂
Ukraine
Sad, but true
It’s almost as if you’ve watched US politics play out over the past 60 years…. Vietnam would have been over in a week if they wanted it. Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., we are in more countries now than at the end of the Cold War.
Exactly too much money in that business it’s never going to end. They can arrest some of the main players but they’ll just be replaced with others.
These politicians get their pockets lined by so many sides that I can’t even tell whose side they are on anymore.
We can tell they are not on the side of American citizens for sure.
They're not on anyone's side. They're only out for themselves. They don't care who they have to use, or what they have to do, long as it benefits them
I know Biden isn't on our side....there is a reason the whole system doesn't like trump....he isn't a politician and isn't in the circle...such a shame that so many sheep are so easily fooled by the media and politicians. Trump was hurting the dirty politicians pockets
Its simple. they are on their own side. whatever benefits their personal interests financially and politically. Its a joke
Cubans may be playing a bigger part in influance than you think
It is an unarguable fact that the only countries that have had a decrease in cartel activity are the ones that enacted full military responses to said cartel activity.
Trying to police a cartel like a regular criminal organization will just leave you with a lot of dead police officers.
They’ve been a problem for far, far too long. The US should have considered this years ago. Everyone wants to hate on Mexicans for trying to flee their country, but don’t want to provide solutions. No more cartel = no more drug mules = no more human trafficking, and the Mexican people can stay in their nation with their families and enjoy newfound freedom/prosperity. It’s time.
@@peteallyn412 it’s already happening, Mexican immigration is way lower than some decades ago, of course there’s still Mexicans who cross the border but is not the majority now. but there’s still many Central Americans crossing the border.
Yep
@peteallyn412 one of the issues in the USA is pretty much the biggest customer for groups like the Cartels.
There is pressure from those rich folks that want their vices and fixes.
i agree completely!!!
I lost my dad to fentanyl.. it ruined my family financially.
His addiction turned him into an angry paranoid person.. I wish he had survived his OD to get the help he needed without being able to talk his way out of it.
A complete eye opener for addiction, bad actors especially biker “clubs” and law “enforcement”..
During the trial of the son of king pin Mayo Sambada, the CIA admitted to having a meeting with Visente Sambada in a hotel. he was later captured by the Mexican military. He signed his extradition immediately, thinking that his partners in the CIA would protect him since the Sinaloa cartel had a working relationship with the CIA. It is common knowledge in Mexico that the CIA works with certain cartels and goes after the cartels that aren’t aligned with them . When Mayo,s son found out that he was being charged in America, he got pissed off and tolda famous Mexican reporter named Annabelle Hernandez everything about his working relationship with the CIA.
The cia works with all of them, and with none of them.
Well guess what, the CIA is a rouge organization that does all kinds of sh!t and we have no control over it. I am sure its done far worse........in short the CIA is the American Cartel.
Cartels on home soil is probably a bigger problem. Growing/lab operations, alliances with local gangs, buying off local politicians. Tons of people on the cartel payroll, directly or indirectly
yep
Drug cartels are financed by the United States, that is a reality.
Even if the Mexican Army eliminates them, it will never be able to totally eradicate them, if arms trafficking from the United States continues, the highest level American elites are involved in the drug business.
People need to open their eyes. To that reality instead of blaming someone else
same thing. They use our land but send the cash back. take out the head the rest of the body dies. Stop trying to be smarter than you are.
If we wanted a war there is nothing mexico could do
As soon as the US is able to collect taxes from cartels they’ll renamed to “open routes to new pharmaceutical and transportation companies” 😅
@Human *1775 flashbacks
lmao of a clinicaly useful schedule 8 elephant aspirin
The US Govt. doesn't even care about taxing the consumers, when they can... so, why would they bother pretending to tax foreign suppliers, when they can't?
The cartels have been going into legit business
@@acaydia2982 of course they have .all drug dealers eventually do,but they arent going to give up their real cash cow.its just too damn much money.thats why big and small very few make it out of the game.
"Cruise missles striking targets would kind of ruin vacation vibe" LOL
The other big part of this problem is the demand that originates here in the US. We might cut supply for awhile but the demand will just shift to other sources.
Don't forget Mexico became a drug consumer from 2006 to the present, now cartels have two huge consumers the USA and Mexico,plus some countries in the other side of the globe.
Legalization would destroy the cartels.
@@antonleimbach648 Nobody is ever going to legalize these incredibly harmful and addictive drugs. That's a non-starter.
@@antonleimbach648 It didn't stop the illegal weed farms.
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(Yes, I know they were decriminalized, not legalized but it's a joke)
In my opinion, I think this issue will reach a boiling point eventually and it's only a matter of time before there has to be a major crackdown. Lets just hope it's not a worst case scenario event that pushes them to take action.
I can assure you it will take a turn for the worst.
@@TurtleChad1 won't hold my breath for that but also won't be surprised if that's the case
@@lykan801 there should be a global coalition to occupy mexico. For decades the corrupt leaders have been entangled with the cartel. They have no interest of shutting them down. The cartels have spread and operate out of mexico and even as far as into Spain. When a Mexican cartel was busted in Spain the Mexican president literally said treat them right their good people. This is a problem.
True ultra violent USA needs to deal with its drug problem, and it's terrorist pushing weapon exports that fuel violance
Mexico's reason to letting them live is that the urban fighting will leave a lot of civilians displaced or in danger. Also that the U.S would not like Mexico making the army stronger to fight the cartels because they dont like any sort of competition. I think both of those reasons arent good enough and mexicans should just grow a pair
Ah yes, the classic "As long as the riches be right, then say the terrorism is slight" situation.
Never gets old.
"Have you payed your dues jack ? Yes sir the checks in the mail !"
If Ms. Lindsay is on the front line, I'm all for it. Let her take the brunt of the ammunition aimed at her.
If them kids are being rapped and trafficked wtf does it matter?! They’re gonna die anyway whether it be OD, gunshots, or cancer.
It appears the US Government wants to eliminate the cartels, so the US Government can take over the business. Nothing to see here folks, move along.
The truth is that depending on how terrorism is seen in each country. In Mexico that is not considered terrorism but organized crime 😅
I am impressed with the depth of your commentary and how understandable you make it.
This issue is a most important/complicated one. I worked with Mexican immigrants in 2019, and what the men told me was that one of the main reasons why they fled to our nation is because of the corruption within/throughout their government with ties to the Cartels. As one of them stated(paraphrasing), "the Government is not going anywhere, and neither are the Cartels. And so long as there are buyers(the market/demand in the USA), both organizations will remain intertwined." In my opinion, just going after the Snake will not end this conflict. There must be an equally powerful push to limit/eliminate the Snake's prey(the market/demand in our country). Without both operations in tandem, the force applied to the Cartel will only aggravate the situation, and will be used as another political carrot on a stick/theater for both nations and their Citizens. In my experience, the Mexican People are highly industrious, honest, jovial and family oriented. If we can truly stamp out the market here in the US and the suppliers in Mexico, it will be to the benefit of all.
As Walter white would say
Meth could be legal
"If we can truly stamp out the market here in the US and the suppliers in Mexico, it will be to the benefit of all."
Hasn't that been the plan for the last 80+ years? Doesn't seem like its working very well, but sure lets do the same thing because it sounds righteous but fails in practice.
Legalizing drugs without high taxes is the only to solve this peacefully, let the addicts kill themselves or else war will destroy multiple countries and many innocent families
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Well we all know how well the "war on drugs" went
As a former fentanyl addict I can say this drug is hell on earth it’s the worse horrible feeling of withdrawal when you don’t have it it’s torture I hope this pandemic ends
May God bless you from that addiction, I'll keep you in my prayers man.
Stay strong be blessed 💪🏿🙏🏿
Lol skill issue
I've heard opiate withdrawal is not nearly as bad as benzo or alcohol withdrawal
How did you even live on that stuff. It knocks people dead with only like a grain as big as a 1 grain of salt.
If they're designated a terror organization, then that probably broadens asylum acceptance fleeing them.
Exactly, most people don’t know that.
Like anyome cares about enforcing the border at this point
Like racist old whites care about asylum acceptance
Shouldn't we want people to take asylum from a terror organization ???
@@frankA0302like it matters at this point
the suburbs surrounding Washington, DC have been damaged greatly by the drug trade - particularly opioids and amphetamines (predominately fent now, or so I hear). Though it began with a flood of heroin which was slowly swapped out for xylazine and fent (sold as fake heroin around 2000-2008ish).
Many of our grandparents and parents were give OxyContin as well, prior to this, which made it possible for the above mentioned market to exist, imo
What an amazing way to present as many angles to an incredibly complex problem without belittling anyone's point of view. I wish there were more channels/outlets that take this approach. Great job!
YES
Bro turn on the TV and it’s all the same thing …. Someone mad bc you know no one likes white people
And you won’t hear that on Disney
@@shit_stain Hey, have you seen the Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse? I'm guessing that you're a fan of Spongebob; the art styles mirror one another and the fish people look the same. Do you think they employed the same illustrator?
Fantastically balanced view. I agree completely
Have we considered telling the CIA to stop funding the cartels?
Don't forget about the DEA and wells Fargo laundering 7 billion dls a year.
The drug addicts are funding it. The CIA just lets it happen.
Fuc the cia move over let’s us destroy the drug war for once, now what is the cia going to do go to war with the US army?
Fast and furious, anyone?
@@danielceron628 on God and wells Fargo charges me 35 dollars for a 2 dollar overdraft I once got 4 overdraft charges in the same day because the bills hit on the wrong day. Pain.
I pray for the day that this becomes true Mexico is beautiful and I’m tired of it’s corruption and all the kid trafficking as well as all the sick cartel members who enjoy doing unthinkable things to other humans.
No
Yes hope it gets better. A beautiful place
US will liberate Mexico from the drug cartels and millions of Mexican women will marry us Gringo Men.
I've never been to Mexico but I've heard how brutal the cartels are they need to be stopped for everyones sake
Yes but folks, it's not possible to simply "invade Mexico and destroy the cartels," LOL. The movie "Sicario" is not real life, the cartels are not just waiting there for us like some standing army in phalanxes. Cartels pay off ALL decision makers within an entire society-- including across the border. They are not so easy to uproot. They have also been destabilizing nations like Ecuador elsewhere in Latin America. They are rich and ruthless-- military force alone won't do a thing.
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You had me creasing with laughter😂
Problem is the corruption of the government too. They dont want their paycheck blowing up
the problem is huite people being stupid and doing drugs.
Or their heads
The curruption is only a problem for the USA when it is not aligned with USA foreign policy... the USA has for the longest time being destabilising South America so it can exploit the resources there and to seize land
they only getting rid of the opposition
And let's not talk about usa and europe getting more mad at the fact center's don't want to run like colonies is more like it.
I hope I'm not the only one who appreciates the irony of China exporting opiates to the West.
Oh don’t worry mate you aren’t😂💀😭
They get the cartel but they don't stop the addiction not the Hollywood propaganda that had promoted it for decades. And let's not forget Big Pharma. The US is always in crisis mode because it creates it itself with its huge hypocrisy and self denial.
I don't get it. What's ironic about it?
@@butter7734 Look up the opium wars.
@@butter7734 Read up on the Opium Wars and the Boxer Revolution.
First time listening with headphones. The backtracking being so subtle is an extremely nice touch
If the U.S. military were to get involved directly I'd be curious to know what level of corruption lies within the military themselves in regards to cartel influence.
Basically none, because unlike Mexico USA has checks and balances and if we did do this all eyes would be on it
@@gamingclipz7309 you would be surprised dude.
@@gamingclipz7309 then you didnt hear the ex fbi agent. high high ranked guy get locked up and he said its ok. im only doing what i was trained when i joined fbi. and he got caught helping oit the cartels
@@drew388 you’re confusing the FBI with the military lol
Considering we can’t seem to weed out Nazis and white supremacist in the US military then I’d say the Mexican military and govt is full of Cartel.
Let's not forget, something that people often forget is that a big part of the American-Mexican drug trade is gun smuggling. American gangs and extremist groups that deal with the cartels often smuggle firearms to Mexico to pay for drugs. Firearms/ammunition are actually much harder to procure legally in Mexico vs America. The one part that freaks me out about the bill though is that it doesn't limit itself to Mexico, but to cartel drug trade
That's the real problem, without the US weapons the drug cartels will be just a bunch of low class criminals but that's exactly why you don't hear anything about the correlation between Cartels and American weapons.
@@wyliecoyote985 fucking AR-15s and Barret's aren't coming from anywhere but the US. This is way false.
@@wyliecoyote985 Not trying to be a dick or anything but you need to be here to see the reality not just read and repeat random things you saw on internet.
The reality is that most of the cartels arsenal comes from the US, the biggest gun seizures are always on the US border, not the Guatemalan one. Even illegal weapons in Mexico are cheaper in the north of Mexico and increase in price as they travel south because they come from the US, mainly from Texas and Arizona. The best armed cartels are the ones in that area, they use the same drug route but in the opposite direction, from North to South. You think there is no black market for weapons in the US? many are from the civilian market but a large part of the weapons are ghost guns or civilian guns with ghost parts to convert in full auto. Someone in USA is manufacturing and selling gun to the cartels as if they were candy. Just remember Fast and Furious.
@@wyliecoyote985I was thinking that too. As much as we have firearms in the US, the cartels heavily source weapons to match that of the mexican military. They can buy pistols and shotguns all they want from the US, but it's a little more difficult to source .50 cals and rocket propelled grenades from here.
In fact, some of the tunnels that run under san diego, the cartels SELL these weapons to the US as well. So it's a little back and forth.
@@wyliecoyote985 Not trying to be a dick or anything but any gunsmith or smith can turn a normal riffle into full auto. According to literally every latin american country officials, most gunts upwards of 95% come or are made in the USA. Remember that the USA is a notorious gun smuggler
If the US were to do this, every American soldier's identity must be kept secret otherwise their families might become a target. Mexico is simply just too close to home. This will be another factor to consider.
Yeah and the cartels are some of the most creative and insane torturers to date. They make isis beheadings look humane.
Not just families of servicemen and women, but US civilians as a whole. Cartel already has people in the USA, and with our open border, they can send as many members as they want, and could literally wreak havoc on areas of the USA. These groups are just few handfuls of poor low skilled criminals, but a large number of well funded and many are well trained, and experienced, as well.
This is exactly whats going to happen. It's going to be open season on americans and terrorism and forever war will come to america. But then the US gov't is retarded and loves forever wars and chaos that it can profit off of. Imagine mexican-americans hearing their family getting bombed in some town by some bad drone strike and not thinking the blowback will be biblical.
lol if the US intervenes it will be a blood bath for the cartels. They won't even know what hit them. Look at israel striking Hamas just across the border. That's what will happen to cartels. Precision strikes. the whole 9 yards.
I don't want gringo soldiers messing around in my country no matter what their intention is. There is too much bad blood between us. The U.S just wants Mexico as a slave nation. In other words I don't like the U.S government the cartels. Seeing the U.S's track record in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen who would ever want a U.S invasion? Dumb gringos can't even run their OWN country. The hell are they going to know about the intricacies of another? 😡
'If you're going to mexico, can I have your stuff?'
The amount of influence the cartels have on their local regions and the amount of corrupt government officials can't be understated. A soldier in the mexican army with cartel ties can be problematic, much like working with the ANA in Afghanistan
Just like the ANA in Afghanistan the Mexican Army would be placed on a need-to-know basis because if they can't control something as this the US Military would just keep them in the shadows from Important operations.
@@BOBBIEVALINTINEWhy don't you start by attending the drug addiction here in the US, that's the main engine of this bull sh*t. You blame whoever you want but as long as there's demand there will be providers.
I sold Coke to a Government official in San Diego , I will always 100% believe they are corrupt
@@raider_reaper_4194I'm not surprised that's expectable but are you tho actually serious 😂
@@raider_reaper_4194if they found a lil baggy of coke in the white house then there for sure are politicians or government officials that be doin shit like that lmao
Mexico just coincidentally happened to have stumbled upon one of the biggest raw lithium reserves in the world a short while before strikes against the cartels began being spoken of with such fervor in the US.
Please tell me you're joking.
@@Darksky1001able I'm sadly not joking.
@@Darksky1001able They only just found it recently and instead of importing it for sale Mexico is about to try and nationalize it for production. If done right Mexico could become a BIG power in the energy/engineering sector within the next few years.
This is fake news
Link please
As a south texas border state inhabitant from brownsville, ive witnessed horrors commited by cartels. I have nothing more to say other than i'd be more than hanppy to fight for the well being of my families city.
I used to live right off of Southmost Rd back in the late 80s just a few blocks down from Morningside Elementary. I don't recall that level of crime in our neighborhood. There were street gangs, mostly minors, but nothing that rose to the level of what we see today. We used to ride our bikes, play outside until late at night sometimes. Sad to see Brownville like this.
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Also lived in Brownsville, 💯agree!! Used to be cocaine, then heroin, now fentanyl, which is straight up poison!!!
In 2025 we will see more American military activity in mexico a little Birdy told me
Thank god here in NJ we don't have that problem
Wow, your videos get so many likes relative to how many people subscribe. Great stuff man.
These cartels have been allowed to grow and prosper so far to the point that there are now only two solutions that would severely cripple them. One is to legalise and regulate all drugs within the US thereby completely cutting off their main source of income. Alternatively, a full scale military intervention similar to "Plan Colombia" would drastically reduce the size and influence of cartels at the expense of many lives of course. No other approach will have large ramifications for them as the corruption levels in Mexico are too high.
Just legalize it, nobody should have a say, what a person should put in their body, that should be up to the person themselves and their body
@@rickrinerlook at Portland and tell me you want that for all of America. You’re sped
So true by this mindset someone will straight up put a lethal amount of fent in my food and we all can O.D!!!
😂 The USA government is just as corrupt if not even more, they just know how too hide it from all the sleeping sheep here. You really think the DEA is gonna stop them lol they making millions upon millions with the cartels running around. And remember here in the United states people die learning….
@@rickriner true, however restrictions need to be in place to ensure others aren't affected. Like children and loved ones knowing what kind of damage these drugs can do to young minds as well as adults.
Classifying cartels as terrorist organisations (which they are without any doubt) would mean bye bye for the Mexican border. It would be much easier for Mexicans to get legal asylum as they are fleeing a terrorist organisation, and uncle Sam really doesn't want that. Also it's would be very convenient for the cartels to smuggle their own as asylum seekers and expend business beyond the border in a more aggressive way compared to the methods they use now. That is reason number 1
anyone who crosses the border is cartel
anyone who stays in mexico is well disciplined cartel
Not really, then you just lower the number of accepted Asylum applications
@@brandonsargent7105 Yes, but then there would be diplomatic problems like, ''racism'' bla bla bla. Uncle sam doesn't want that either. Considering he's going for re-election
It would be the opposite. Just like travel bans Mexicans would be labeled high risk. And this running across the border in massive groups would be met with military action instead of a slap on the wrist of caught.
@@vigosuiachternaam5503 Biden already has had an aggressive stance on the border trying to keep Trump’s policies in place (although courts have been striking them down)
I'm torn on the issue. Direct US military action, ideally with cooperation from/with the Mexican government, could really do damage to cartels. On the other hand, history has often demonstrated that a bombing campaign not done in conjunction with efforts to fix the root cause of the conflict typically results in little permanent change at the expense of innocent lives and a great deal of goodwill. As for China, from my understanding, fentanyl doesn't really require too much investment to make after you get the initial setup out of the way. It might be hard for natural opium producers like Afghanistan and Myanmar to keep up with synthetics, but a different supplier will likely pop up for such a lucrative market. It would be very hard to stop fentanyl flow into Mexico over the long run.
this is very similar to my thinking. if the US and Mexico decided to go ham on the cartel together it would be interesting, could produce great results
There are no schools being built regardless
Let's be honest the root cause is poverty. A Mexican family has two options work in factories for 15-20 dollars a day if they are lucky. Or they could make 500-2000 dollars in one day if they run a couple kilos across the border. Until those choices and compensation get much closer to parity the drug problem will continue. If runners no longer see an economic benefit to being a runner for the cartels the problem will start correcting itself. Profits go down if runners demand more, and less and less people are ready to risk everything if they have a decent paying gig. That would force larger shipments and make the drug cartels incur more risk with less people to spread it out over.
@@Taskandpurpose If the US were to do drones strikes on the cartels it should be Mexican officials making those decision. Let them tell us what to strike so we're not acting unilaterally and violating their national sovereignty.
@@Taskandpurpose LET THE GRINGOS POISON THEMSELVES
7:59 omg no way !!!!!!! Lol that's freaking hilarious..
.... wow I'm still laughing...
I don’t remember the podcast but it was still interesting to hear. A former Mexican border patrol agent mentioned that the cartel centered around on producing and shipping cocan/raw weed. If the Mexican authorities destroyed their product/ location that was it the cartel would use what they had and star from zero again in another location like cockroach. He explained that once the US got involved in destroying their product the cartels broke even split and started to do mule run jobs for china. 10-15 years ago Opioids where being shipped in shipping containers from china to the harbor of Chicago now it’s the Mexican border.
I hate to tell you, but for the amount of drugs on every corner of America, means they are still coming in shipping containers and large cargo planes, the only way to stock every city, is the same logistics as amazon or any other company, there are warehouses in plain sight , storing and pumping out drugs.
chicago is land locked my friend
@@bonder3643 it has a port, receives shipping from the great lakes via some cannels
Shawn ryan show maybe?
@@bonder3643 Chicago connects to both the Mississippi river via canals and the great lakes. It was one of the biggest ports in the US because if it's proximity to the Mississippi and it being on the shores of the great lakes. With the construction of the Chicago canals and the lake Erie canal it became even more important in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not as important of a port city now water shipping isn't nearly as prominent since the last half of the 20th century but of all the major port cities it's still receives alot of shipments by water unlike many of the cities in the great lakes that use to be important port cities much like many cities tbh
I have always wondered why we always spend so many resources on countries thousands of miles away rather than our neighbors.
Ok
The money 💰 is poorly spent, wherever it is spent. 🤷
@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana ok
Cause it affects you
@@peenoice5176 true or not, prioritization is a key factor.
In the long run, getting rid of the cartels is a massive positive for Mexico, the culture, tourism, prosperity.
That’s why we should legalize drugs and focus on rehabilitation instead of incarceration.
If we go to war with the cartel china will supply them with weapons and pretend like the US that it was a rogue element. Millions will die before it finally ends but billions will finally live without watching their parents and piers die infront of them day by day until their body finally overdoses
@@michaelgj23 Then drug use will only go up... And means the cartels will only gain more power as they can legelly exsit doing their illgel stuff.
so then we shouldn't do it?
@@michaelgj23no.doesmt help lol. U don't get it
Great video, ngl as a Mexican I was expecting the typical suburban white gringo take of "omg mexico is an active warzone rn, we need boots on the ground now!" and I was gratefully surprised. I would also add that, the CIA funded operations through drug trade in Colombia in the past, I would be genuinely surprised if this was not the case right now with the Mexicans. And in the same lane, actual powerful guns are not easy to comby in México, we have to look north for that. What I'm getting at is that both the CIA and gun manufacturers may not be super thrilled with the prospect of getting rid of the cartels
To be honest, I think this fits the Coast Guard and DHS missions better than the other branches. It's because if we would mobilize heavily on this War on Drugs, it may risk our relation with not only Mexico, but also Latin countries, which are leaning toward China at the moment.
Depends how its executed. Mexican common people are suffering at the hands of the cartel, only the politicians are in their pocket. If the cartels are weakened to the point they can root out corruption and elect officials that aren't owned by them mexican relations with US should improve. If they go striking a bunch of civilians by accident / collateral damage like in Iraq then it will worsen relations.
Problem is the coast guard is not equipped for this level of ground action nor do they have enough "infantry" capable of the job, and DHS is undermanned for the job even worse.
I think the last 100 years of US foreign policy already destroyed the relation to latin america
National Guard but I don't know if they're legally allowed to
The cartels are animals though, just imagine having another iraq but in our backyard i dont see this boding well
As a Mexican I'm all for this. Those demons have ruined the image of our country and people
You know what happened to K1k1 do not mess with the bull you do not know how deep the money trail runs.
If US do that they gonna think they own us , fuck that !
This guy is a liberal who thinks it's "unfair" to eliminate criminals.
@@LaLisaUbdee yeah america is so evil that we support cartels.
Mexico would be 10x richer if cartel’s didn’t exist
I know it's not this simple... but it kind of feels like "We can't get this issue under control, but don't you dare try to get the issue under control!"
It couldn't possibly be worse than the 100,000 overdose deaths per year we have now, plus the homeless and crime problem. Going to war with the cartels would result in a marked improvement overall.
@@cwc2k1 Its like the movie Sicario 😂. Naw but in all seriousness
Stop being raging drug addicts and you'll be fine
@@cwc2k1 US pharmaceuticals started your drug addiction, you guys are just junkies looking for someone to blame.
U.S.: "We can't get our internal issues under controll, but we can fix other countries on a whim".
Here's some Intel for you guys:... bring tamales, we love tamales. You'll conquer us all.
Authorities from both countries are way too involved with cartels to do something about it, Kiki Camarena case just shows how much US agencies (specially CIA) are involved, so its way more complicated than Colombia or Afghanistan.
Yea, that needs to be contained down there because I don’t see a solution coming from the US. It’s been out of control. The fact an entire town can get massacred a half hour from the border should be indicative of how out of control it has gotten
@@strafer8764it’s political corruption.
Being realistic, the mexican military is more than capable of dismantling organizations and arresting bosses.
But often they are constrained by corrupt higher ups or politicians.
It’s very common for a big shot to be captured and then be released by a corrupt judge.
The cops are also part of the problem, just picture this: in a neighborhood most people know who is involved and where are the bases of operations. So obviously the cops turn a blind eye to this.
I love this style of researching and presenting both sides of the issue! Keep up the great work!
It was nice to the pros and cons of both choices. It shows how there aren't easy choices here.
@@5000rgb yes
Still shaky info
Both sides? Some things are just objective an unbiased conversations.
The worst part about the whole thing is that so many innocents are caught in the middle either way.
If Americans stopped snorting swallowing or injecting all that garbage ,the cartels would go away !
Get out of the way if you're not involved???
@@roytsusui1761 “Just outrun the bullets and bombs bro”
@@ST-zm3lm”just move to another country bro, how hard could it be?”
@@bobsondugnutt1837 if ur family is poor then its not that simple
"Take note: you weren't even surprised that they had .50 cal machine guns."
holy crap that caught me off guard haha... why do they have .50 cal machine guns
if americans can't pay the drugs in cash they will sell America only weapons
The cartel should have been on that list of terrorist organizations a long, LONG time ago.
Honestly tho. 💯💯
It already was since 2019.
The Cartel Do not plan US attacks
The u.s government are the biggest terrorists
Cartels are criminals, not terrorists. The definitions are totally different.
Honestly I think both governments need to agree to a joint strike on the cartels but I'm not holding my breath
both govs are in it
Agree.
AMLO has rejected force against the cartels and says the best way too deal with them is love.
the mexican military is partially corrupt.
@@boerpanther1301no they aren’t the Mexican president is pretty much a member of the cartel
Being a civilian, I'm wondering where the USCG fits in and whether their policies and procedures could be used to affect the other branches' efforts against the drug cartels. They are essentially boots on the ground (boots on the water?) in the "war on drugs".
They're Homeland Security, not Department of Defense. It doesn't affect the branches because they're not one.
Yeah,the USCG protects EVERY BORDER.
Graham will DO NOTHING.
He does these things just so he can say he DID Something.
EVERY ILLEGAL that is here OWES a Cartel. NO ONE south of the border can get to the border UNASSISTED by cartels. The Biden admin gets kickbacks from the Cartels……10% for the “Big Guy”
It also takes place in international waters so the seizure is legal
USCG, Customs and DEA were tasked with stopping drug cartels operating in international waters in 1980s Miami, am I missing how this is different? 😮
Lol drugs get smuggled to the customer and they wanna blame it on the dealer
Imagine this actually happened and drug traffic stops overnight. What are the US gonna do with all their addicts in abstinence? I'm dead serious.
Idk man, if the war on drugs was just drone striking cartel bases and kill raids on their bases instead of arresting anyone with even a milligram of Marijuana, I would be down for it. Not to mention how destructive the Mexican cartels are. Plus like you said, the money funneled into the Mexican military just goes to the cartels(often the special forces in México just turn into cartels because they get better paid)
Thats exactly who the JNG(jalisco new generation) cartel were, mexican special forces, trained by delta and other us SOF groups and then they just went and turned into a cartel and burned a whole through the other cartels and took over a lot of their territories.
You have to take account of civillian people before doing a drone strike. Remember that most of cartel drug activity are in high populated area
The US should allow Mexican troops to eradicate White Supremacists cells and Pedophiles rings in the US.
Maybe then a US military intervention in Mexico vs the cartels would not be so controversial to the general Mexican population.
@@Fauzanarief-n7i then boots on the ground it is.
Or fix it the civilized way by eliminating the root of the problem. The war on drugs at home. If people get their drugs legally, unlaced and with useful information and offers on how to stop, cartels will be broke.
@@MrSpicabooothe zetas are as well
That lithium and oil is starting to sound like freedom 🦅
Its also interesting that most firearms that cartels use originated from the US 🤔
Exactly they are just going to do what they did to Afghanistan and Irak
Fast and Furious ATF operation was designed to arm Cartels.
@@feriateam8074 : Are you Drinking from the NRA propaganda... El chapo was captured 2 times after the operation, also Key politicians who are now under investigation for Cartel involvement after the operation . However, over 100 years ago Americans have bin going to Mexico for Alcohol /liquor and paying with Guns/Ammo.
In 2021over 7,624 "second amendment" fire arms were Confiscated in Mexico
in 2020 over 10,036, "second amendment" fire arms were Confiscated in Mexico
in 2019 7,897 "second amendment" fire arms were Confiscated in Mexico
🦅 democracy 😂
I'm seeing dollar signs, I mean uhh, uhh, a people that need liberating!
Activision works with the military and published a game called Modern Warfare 2 which supports American intervention against Mexican cartels
That’s pretty goddamn scary
Hell yeah 😎
@@tehbeernerd Indoctrination. They did the same with CoD4 and the other MW titles. Making war seem cool to the kids so they join the army.
If I recall correctly, the American military got shafted in favor of a British task force and a Mexican special forces unit. The U.S. Army was nowhere in Modern Warfare 22.
@@thatguy1080 if it was americans it would be too obvious
I like your site. You seem to have a good outlook. That is to say, your analyses look at both sides and truly parses the issues you cover. Thank you for investigating and exposing all sides and not fear mongering. Looking more deeply into an issue will serve you and your audience well. Five stars for your deeper dive!
I am a retired American and one of the two million Americans living in Mexico. The Mexican cartels are now worldwide and very settled in the US. The US needs to eradicate the cartels from their own country first. The Mexican government and most of the people I talk to do not want the US to be involved. The cartels are so intertwined with government military and business in Mexico there's really no real answer to solve the problem.
You sir, are a coward
you erradicate evil within the government, then investigate the income of the rich, specially those who own ranches and mansions, where their money came from?, if there is a will there will be a solution,
They are part of our government too.
Hard to eradicate something that the criminal politicians back and profit from. U.S government needs cleaned out first and then target cartels and illegal immigrants also following those crooked politicians money trails and finding out who they've approved for visas and citizenships. I know the U.S has the ability to sort that out. But we won't. WE will continue to allow crooked politicians to commit fraud be it election fraud or fraudulent laws making it even easier to commit voter fraud.
The U.S government needs a purge and WE the people need to make it happen. It'll be bloody but necessary
Just overthrow the government ┐( ∵ )┌
We can make a new one
We just can’t look at ourselves and admit this problem is ours. Our demand for illegal drugs drives the whole enterprise and will continue to for as long as the demand exists.
They create the demand
Legalize drugs.
California legalized weed and now California controls the black market for weed in USA. Cartels can not produce and ship weed and make a profit to USA anymore
Cartels are now I operating in CA making huge profits with marijuana
@@TheSLOShadow its a great aproach, it cripples the Main power of cartels
@@TheSLOShadow decriminalize. Stop feeding the beast
Never happen, to many American politicians on the cartels payroll.
State of California is the worst on that front. California passes law after law that only helps the cartels.
Who knows, maybe they will find “oil” soon.
Even more reason lol those politicians didn't get the pay raise and are probably saying "I'll get my friends together and take your organization " lol (don't take this seriously)
@@professionalrandommale they already have oil, it's not a secret.
@@professionalrandommale Mexico already has a ton of oil lol
The only way to stop drug trafficking is to have a society that doesn’t need to self medicate. As long as there’s demand, there will be narcotics
Should be legalized and under government regulation. Authenticate purity, and supply lines. Let the revenue go towards social programs.
@ 100% agree. There’s already proof that regulated legalization works. I won’t even go into how the “War on Drugs” has messed up the entire country, and a few neighbors as well.
The only fear I have is that it turns into a Vietnam or Afghanistan where the US just goes away and makes it all worse. The biggest problem is the government, who helps the cartels.
It literally has no ability to turn into Afghanistan or Vietnam because mexico isn’t split in two and it is mostly not mountainous terrain. Also, we are right next to Mexico
Mexico is on the U.S border. Nothing could go seriously wrong. If we were to do this, we’d have to start and finish it.
Basically, the problem with the Taliban was it didn't matter how many you wiped out. The war encouraged and supported more people to rise up as the Taliban.
So, rather or not the Cartel would survive wave after wave of drone strike depends on how many of the next generation is left desperate enough to take up the Cartel life.
It's not the slaughtering part that USA fucked up on, it's the state building that removes the need for conflict they couldn't do.
The cartels are not some religious extremists backed by Pakistan. The cartels only exist due to drugs and if the US starts bombing them along with destroying there drugs etc they will start to die off.
True theres no way to delclare war on the cartels withs declaring war on Mexico. US intervension in Mexico will just resualt in massive civilian casulties and US commiting war crimes. I think neither country wants war with a neighbouring country.
As a Colombian I can say that the US targeting a terrorist group a terrorist group is totally useless, and is probably aiding drug lords to raise the price of their merchandise… therefore who knows perhaps the biggest drug lords are inside the US institutions themselves (this is a widespread hypothesis, it’s not mine)
Os : If you can believe it the mexican cartel is already in Ore. & Wa State. For the most part they are sentenced to hard prison time "If" they survive the shootout with the police.
Cartels are heavily dispised by law-abiding citizens in Ore. & Wa State and are even hunted down by citizens & bounty hunters.
Fentanyl is poison from Hell
High-ranking cartel members infiltrating the one organisation that could stop them is absolutely realistic, I think there are many foreign agents in the US government. Without corruption the Mexican military alone would destroy the cartels, corruption is the worst thing that can happen to a military (take Russia as a very good example).
It Is their arm policy, they dont care about cartels, they only care about profiting on war...
@@johnb.8622It'd be pretty hard to become a senator as a foreigner considering all the loops you'd have to go through
Your 100% correct the u.s has been weakening Mexico in any way possible cause a weak neighbor means and easier victim to take advantage of
The problem with "working along side Mexican officials" is they inform the cartels in many many cases.
FACTS 💯
Uncle Sam handles the cartels.
The CIA runs it, politicians just want to make you think they care . They actually don't give a shit about it. Everyone profits from this in the end.
The same applies to US officials, are you guys gonna drone strike their homes?
Don't look to far the dea was selling information through 3rd parties to criminals
"Bro cutting out the caner is gonna make a mess, we should just keep trying to manage the symptoms".
The small detail is that when there is an intervention in any country, they usually end up in an even worse situation, so the Mexican government does not want to run the same risk and therefore rejects military support.
It's not an intervention in the strict legal sense if the entity with actual boots on the ground is a PMC (hired by the US, obviously, which of course would deny plausibly). This is the only and age old solution and sole viable alternative to directly wasting resources and effort into the corruption put. Sanitized uniforms make everybody wonder, yet nobody in their right mind would bother to think who those guys are, let alone lift a finger to stop them as they would be doing the Mexican people a big favor. The only ones crying would be the politicians due to their gradual or sudden loss of revenue.... Yes, it amounts to extrajudicial killing of what legally are Mexican citizens, but who would miss criminals? Is it ethical? I think that is in the eye of the beholder at this point.
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At this point give a US general a PMC and tell them to work with a special task force and mexican special forces
Cause all of that looks like a conversation about Shadow Company in MWII
But putting that aside wouldnt those PMCs also be corrupted or bribed by the cartel though of course if you get some one like General sheperd and Philip graves im pretty sure those 2 along with Shadow company would be able to help with mexico's drug cartels but even so a PMC has its own dangers in the political realm considering blackwater and wagner
That's about right, I remember about two weeks before the Attack on the twin towers in New York , the President of Mexico himself came to the White House and Cancelled the Military alliance of Mexico with the United States, I think he Knew that terrorist were planning the attack and didn't want Mexico to get involved in another War .
@@incognito1409 We still won't risk the ''collateral damage'' of what americans are known for
They are corrupted by the cartels lol
As we learned in the War On Terror, collateral damage is unavoidable. Drone strikes into Mexico would be a political nightmare and put unbearable strain on an already strained relationship. Let us be smart about this battle, yeah?
“Hugs not bullets” 😂
Obviously collateral damage would be unavoidable butttt the cartels are killing thousands of innocent civilians as it is.
War of terror you mean
All it would take would be the first incident of us mistakenly drone striking an aspirin factory or some neighboring house or apartment to get damaged from a legitimate strike for it to be plastered all over the news. Can't wait for the new sequel to VietIraqIstan, now with more civilian collateral damage!
Also bold of you to assume we actually learned anything from the War on Terror. Or the War on Drugs, for that matter.
US special operations 🧾📜🏚️🗞️⚖️
This will never stop 🛑. The US is the #1 customer...they can't get rid of the dispensary just like that 😭🤔
Y'know they can if they wanted to, but politicians do not make your life easier
@@Mark3nd yeah but no . Drugs are part of this 🌎
@@Mark3nd what are you even trying to say. kid? nonsense.
naa our doctors have lexuses an mansions. you are making it so they only have 2 or 4 mansions an a few cars. hateful you
Legalize all drugs. It's the only way to defeat the cartels. Once all drugs are legalized and regulated like alcohol, then it will be much easier to go after the cartel as they will be starved for cash, and it will be easier to lure the leaders into traps.
This is a very sophisticated video production of quality and content beyond the capabilities of a typical You -Tube hobbyist.
Boggles my mind that Mexicos biggest concern with labeling cartels as terrorists is image and tourism. You can only advise and push the government to do so much. It's gonna get worse before it gets better.
Dude our concerns aren’t tourism, is that your military presence leaves us like Iraq, poor and filled with problems
@@carlosvergara6120ain’t gonna lie, allowing the cartels to do what they want will do the same thing so
@@ZeroGravityFuneral nope, trust me the general public really isn’t as affected, is narcos killing narcos, not that many civilians
@@carlosvergara6120they do a lot more than just murder
Human trafficking, extortion, modern day slavery, and bribery to name a few. The reason why your gov doesnt do anything is because of fear of retaliation. American intervention is inevitable its just a matter of when
@@carlosvergara6120 you can get rid of them, or we will.
Pisses me off that this guy does a better job giving us the news than any mainstream organization
Similarly, mainstream media neglected to report that US actually released covid in wuhan, Phizer/Modera bribed the patient office for covid vaccine just before the release... Report was presented by the EU Summit 3rd May 2023...
The US government wants control of Mexicos Oil.
He's paid by the us government
He's not at all. What you are experiencing is called confirmation bias. You like when a guy tells you things that you already believe.
There is no youtuber that will EVER match a highly credible publication like Reuters or Associated Press in terms of accurate on the ground reporting.
Not mainstream but legacy.
Channels like this are mainstream at the moment.
i've been living in mexico my whole life (in one of the most dangerous states too) and honestly im just tired of all this violence, the fear, the insecurity its just a living hell, Mexico has the capacity to completely erradicate all cartels, but saddly, due to corrupted politicians and stupid Human Rights are on their side so they cant erradicate them, at this point i dont care what its done to stop them... just make them stop!!
Si ni los propios estados unidenses pueden deshacerse del cartel en su propio país como piensas que lo harán aquí cuando no pudieron deshacerse de isis y no pudieron ganar en vietnam en zonas no mucho mejores de las que hay en mexico
The only way drug dealers / cartels would disappear it will be when the freaking drug addicts disappear first.
This will make all cartels to be together
And bring hell on us
Just like when they attacked cuba
And now may be world over criminals might unite against usa
End of usa
@@olga9480 quote, PH former president Duterte hahahah
The USA must help Mexico and Central America, the USA is closely tied to these Countries and Families intertwine, Business is very important between us, we must rescue them and end the Network in the Americas.
The biggest problem is the insatiable appetite of Americans for drugs.*
the criminal ones
@@onlythewise1if you take any prescription pills!!!
Just because they are prescription they are drugs!!!
@@onlythewise1lol you’d be surprised my guy
@@onlythewise1I would say a solid 4-6/10 of average Americans use substances it isn’t just “criminals”
@@hydra8138 no drugs are illegals modification drugs aren't illegal
I would be very concerned for the OPSEC of our our troops working with any Mexican forces. The chances of someone infiltrating our teams or, someone being turned, is a very real threat. Kidnap someones family and they will do just about anything. And that is exactly how the cartels operate.
Dang bro you sure know a lot about mexico and cartels.. how long have you been living there?
@@sd.cali.6197 he doesn't need to, the same happened time and time again with the ANA in Afghanistan
@E S True. Same with the Vietnam War. The tricky part is, you can't trust the local population
So I guess the border patrol having 1600 cases of corrupting don't account for anything?🤣🤣🤣
Our military is already massively infiltrated by gangs and drug cartels. It's a pretty well-known thing that gang members join the military to get training that they can then bring back to their gangs.
It would be better to go back in time and stop the CIA from ever creating these cartels in the first place.
FINALLY A WELL ASSERTED COMMENT!!!
OK Mr . Hindsight !! Lets deal with the reality we have and not childish fantasy libtard dreams .
Welp can't go back in time can we?
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@@schloany4479 at this rate, that could be more feasible.
This sudden desire to force military intervention in Mexico is definitely not related to nationalization of Mexico’s lithium mining industry
I feel like if they are cutting the MAJOR SUPPLY, they could put out the smaller ones when they dry up with ease. But they have to battle borrachero as well. The cartels grow it.
Right because when the Mexican Military used military grade weapons and vehicles the USA day it was criminal and inhumane, but now the hypocritical US of A wants to use drones and mostly likely other weapons.
And is not the same technic as they did in Iraq to take the oil
"Sudden" lol, people have been advocating this for years now. Sure it doesnt have something to do with the RECORD number of illegal immigrants flooding over the border every month since Biden took office?
Nope they killed Americans and also the Chinese connection to Mexico.
I truly appreciate your ability and willingness to provide multiple factors affecting this complicated problem.
I just found your channel a few days ago while searching for some decent coverage on Israel and really love how informative your reporting is. You're really knowledgeable and report in a way I can understand. You make it interesting too. Thank you!
I lived in Central Mexico for 2 years 1996-98 (State of Queretaro). I traveled all over the central & southern parts of the country w/another female & for the most part, felt safe & had no issues. I went back about 10 years later to a very different country, so many areas I had traveled previously were off limits due to cartels & violent crime. I also had the experience of successfully bribing an immigration officer when I realized my student visa was expired (good for only 6 months at a time- most students went home for summer & winter break but I chose to travel). Thankfully, I was allowed to visit Guatemala & meet my friend's family as we had planned without consequences of an expired visa. I hope whatever strategies are employed, it's done in such a way that Mexico is treated an our ally. It's such a beautiful country where the (non cartel) people are warm, friendly & hard working.
I live in the southern part of AZ and I can tell you, they are everywhere. I live rural and we have a small mountain range that they used to post up in so they could traffic their drugs and people (😢) up to Phx and Cali. It’s nuts and it’s a major problem we need to stop ignoring.
Turns the rural places outlaw territory so people will be forced to go into the cities. This is why armed militias should be a thing. The gangs maintain the cities and the cartels the rural areas. Sounds like military maneuvers. Use local gangs as a militant group to put whole states under seige while blackmailing and setting up public officials to make laws that free criminals. And Gavin Newsom is either being blackmailed or bribed.
The. Stop injecting g that fentynol homey! And spell it correctly
It won't. Supply and demand. For us to get rid of them we have to get to the root of the problem, the end buyer, the demand, the user! If no one bought any illegal drugs there'd be no drug cartels. I don't know about you but I don't see you all the addicts quitting any time soon sadly, I think it's human nature there has to be several changes made on several levels.
@@dean6708ou either cut out the supplier or the source of the demand. Why can’t we just napalm the cartel hideouts lmao. Last time I checked the cartels don’t have an aerial presence. Best thing they have is shooting barrett 50 cals at planes
@@dean6708 This designation of FTO Would definitely help the problem at both the source and in Mexico.
Hi, when I visited Mexico I heard some people asking why the USA are the suppliers of all weapons used by the Cartels and why if the drugs were illegal in the States the Americans did not do something about it. It’s always interesting to hear the other sides point of view even if some of it is lost in translation! It’s not a story of Good guys, Bad guys; rather its the old corruption called Just Business. Cheers
Its called the asshole President Echeverria in the 70s took away guns from Mexicans I bet cartels would think twice to mess with people if everyone was armed like America
Politicians create policy that leads to greater problems so they can get funding to “fix” the problem which gives them power in the allocation of the money, and gets them re-elected. They don’t want to fix the problems.
it's just that every time the US defends or saves someone from a foreign invasion, there are tons of communist/russian/chinese bots. And, of course, tons of useful idiots who will condemn the US for fulfilling its alliance obligations.
they can't enforce their own laws but anytime they will make plans to illegally kill people in other countries ..
Well the US isn't supplying the Cartels directly per say, a lot of the US weapons they have are export versions of X gun which is sold to gun shop owners in Mexico (yes they do indeed do that, the places that do bulk sales of export weapons aren't banned to my knowledge from selling to Mexico) and then the Cartels basically buy up every single one at once which is why we see so many of them toting those guns.
all sounds very Good when will they get started?
I'm Mexican, in every extend of the word
I'll admit, I'm lucky to live in an area that isn't as cartel ridden as other parts of the country
The thing is, I'm scared that the US might do the same they did in the middle east
That's why I don't want intervention
They will.
No doubt about it.
@@alexworrell5778 they won't. This time they have clear and present objective, not imaginary one like weapon of mass destruction.
Wouldn't that be nuts... Surreal. I mean we committed genocide in the middle east.
As an American, I’d rather not pay for a war with the cartels. That’s the responsibility of Mexico and it’s citizens.
We need for protect ourselves, in our country. If someone wants to head over to Mexico should know the risk
@@Dessertfox83 Mexico prez is bought n paid for since he stated cartels are not responsible for bringing drugs in USA. The drugs are invading the USA. Cut em down. Sick of seeing ppl od/☠️
An external intervention in Mexico's domestic affairs just doesn't make sense. Something we do not discuss at all is the trafficking and distribution within the United States. It becomes apparent that a complex and established organization carries out the monumental task of making drugs readily available at every corner of the country. Think of the logistics and management of such enterprise. So this raises the key question: How is it possible for this to happen? Is it possible that cartels operate at will across the United States? Is this carried out by American cartels? Or is it possible that legally established organizations do it? In any case, this phenomenon only suggests that there is rampant corruption at every level of the US state institutions as well. How useful would it be then to intervene in another country's domestic affairs if the United States is not capable to solve its own issues first? Furthermore, seems illogical to use violence in this issue while drug demand persists. After attacking and destroying these cartels new ones will emerge if the demand for drugs has to be satisfied. This problem requires a solid bilateral cooperation policy with well defined objectives in terms of prevention, treatment, security and their corresponding budgets.
Said cooperation requires the prerequisite of political will and commitment, which contrary to Colombia especially during Gaviria's tenure is totally absent in Mexico. Its government and bureaucracy is one of the most corrupt in the world second only to Ukraine. How are you going to prop up any viable cooperation under those circumstances? Mexico is beyond repair and effectively amounts to what is called a failed state.
When they arrest the American capos (that body mention it ) you never heard a name, there are big cartels here in US that multiply the prices of the drugs at least 10 times. Why not politician mention it, why the news in TV mention that at all? Hum
It work from supply and demand. It is the demand the wants the supply... stop the demand and the supply is not worth the effort.
Prohibition in a free country is the root cause.
Yeah well when mexicos failure to address its domestic issues causes an entire domestic issue here we should have the right to take care of business.
I bet KFC is behind it all
OMFG, you are doing a way better job than the established media.
Establish media in Mexico or anywhere in the world is 💯 BS
@@charliem3108when you don't know how anything works everything is a conspiracy
@@false-set haha!
America, take care of your citizens needs rather than fighting wars.
This would be a war for our own country for once!
Commercial media should take lesson from this type of unbiased reporting with a neutral attitude and spirit of non escalation. Thank you for good reporting!
It might if people were more willing to pay the costs of such reporting, and had longer attention spans
Lamestream media such as CNN,FOX & MSN only air what they want to. They aren't interested in fairness or being unbiased. The number one purpose of there existence is to sell advertising spots to companies. Learned that in Media 101. REVOLUTION!!
Cappy really stepped up, Blinken would be proud. Mainstream media only caters to stupid high school kids and while it's good for selling guns, the big push at the border is mainly about building immigrant detention centers which means more jobs for flag-waving Americans. Prisons are pretty much the only thing we make in America
The question we should be asking ourselves is: what is fueling drug use in the United States?
People wanting to “live their life” and have experiences drug use will never stop
@@foenem7617 drug use vs drug abuse
Living in a shit society with shit social values
@Joe no it should not be legal
@@thebrowser6758 you guys seem to have learned nothing from the prohibition era with the alcohol it seems.
I personally was involved in operations against the cartels domestic and abroad, I it a hard and nasty fight, unlike some of the operations I faced in Iraq, the main problem is the hard demand there is for certain drugs, and that not even including the flow of weapons and cash heading to Mexico.
Glad to see someone mentioning it.
American armed forces would be fighting an enemy financed with american money and armed with american weapons.
It would be Kafkaesque
Another forever war, this time on our border with all the social, political, demographic ramifications of that. The real truth is the US wants complete control of the drug trade cuz the country is broke.
@@moic9704in terrain similar to Afghanistan, as well. Nightmare scenario.
Nah is hard cause they are on CLA payroll. You know what the fuck I am talking about.
lol, sure
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As he's talking, all I can think about is Tommy Lee Jones sitting in the chair with a bag over his head telling the cartel "First they'll hire Haliburton to build files on each one of you assholes"...
You hit the two main reasons we are considering this. The more honorable reason is the 100k deaths a year from fentanyl ODs but the OTHER reason is we couldn’t get a deal with Canada and Mexico on supplying American parts for their auto manufacturing. As you said, the raids will disrupt Mexican/US manufacturing. If we get a deal, I’m willing to bet we lose interest in the cartel. Lithium may be a factor too.
Lithium is the only reason to label cartels as terrorists.
It's the old mafia "Hey that's a nice country you got there. Be a shame if something bad happened to it". Bada Bing! Smedley Butler, USMC general said he had worked for the biggest mafia in the country...
And You're Correct Bcos " The Honorable Briben Biden Family Own A Large And Very Lucrative Battery Company.
Can you link me to a story about the auto manufacturing?
I'm going to jump up about 30,000ft from your concern over US Manufacturing. The answer is to buy all the shit you need, find a hole in the woods, learn to live off rainwater with no electricity. ... I'm able to flick that switch in about 10 minutes.
I worry that it would be a disastrous quagmire to try to fix Mexico’s domestic insurrections. Lack of asymmetrical government force isn’t the reason the insurrections persist.
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To know you watch this channel, and are interested in such things, just raised my respect for you drastically. Good on you and good shit. Your videos were a huge part of my childhood too
I believe it's quite literally the case that the Mexican state lacks unilateral supremacy over the cartels both in terms of their capacity to manifest violence such as it is distributed across the nation, and in their intelligence capacity. That is to say that the Mexican state is in some limited manner able to mount an airborne and ground armor task force that holds tactical supremacy over the cartel target, but they are limited in their ability to manifest these kinds of operations to possibly only a few at any one time, and their ability to keep planning internal to the Mexican state is tenuous, so forming a task force could easily fail to result in a surprised target being assaulted, and instead leads to a minor seizure and not a major strike at the enemy. I think the US can help enormously in their ability to actually keep confidential information, and to gather intel with drones as well as providing some limited direct air strikes, while also helping with funding elite units of strike forces that are more carefully vetted, more compensated in pay to reduce the lure of bribery, and given more protection for their families, including possibly giving them temporary residence in the US while they are serving on the task force. These are the areas that I think mexico actually needs help, and where they struggle to manifest indigenous solutions.
I agree that just giving them a tank wont solve their problem, nor will rolling in a US crewed tank column.
I guess it’s no surprise that the worst cartel is the one that happened to be trained by us special forces how many times has this happened
worked for ice ts bank robbing career (not kidding) he was airborne and all that good shit
@@chrhadden really
wow fr fr bro no cap 💯
@@mythical0bjective yeah,he was a bad dude.jimi hendrix was airborne special forces too but not a bank robber.i didnt know that until a few minutes ago.
@@chrhadden Christ wtf is anything
Good journalism in this video