Mexico is a mess. What is in it for the CCIIAA to manipulate that country into being run as a narco state? After reading that, it seems like the only way to clean house is a civil war down there, a war between....someone, and the cartels. But then the CCIIAA would probably like that as thousands and thousands of civilians would probably be killed. The cartels would not allow the people in their territories to simply evacuate before a crack down. They probably try to kill anyone who tried to escape, in effect using them as human shields. Trump building a wall is actually the best thing that ever happened to them. If the Mexican president publicly supported such a wall, the cartels would probably put a hit out on him and his family. The wall isn't good for the cartel's business. Unbelievable. Besides an all out war against the cartels, what is the solution?
A wall wouldn’t make even a slight dent in the cartels’ operations because 95% of the illegal drugs come through legal ports of entry. That means smuggled through vehicles and semis through land ports along the border. The rest come in via boats, planes, tunnels, etc.
There already *is* a war against the cartels. All the war has done is lead to more violence, more civilians getting killed, and less stability in Mexico. Look at Mexico’s homicide rates before and after 2006, when President Calderon started the war. Mexico was far safer before.
Arresting or killing a top cartel leader like Chapo Guzman leads to more violence not less, because it creates a power vacuum and different groups then fight for control. And if the state is able to wipe out a cartel like the Zetas, a new cartel fills the power vacuum like the CJNG.
The illegal drug market in the US is worth over $100 billion per year. As long as Americans want to get high and continue to buy illegal substances, people will be willing to supply our drug habit.
