In 2006, Mexican President Felipe Caldron declared a war on drug cartels. More than 25,000 troops in the Mexican army were stationed throughout Mexico, sent out into the country’s streets, highways, and towns.
But unfortunately, the cartels seemed to have increased their activities and firepower, rather than being reduced. What has made the mitigation of these cartels so difficult is that they are more than powerful. They are well connected politically, well trained, well armed, and have mass numbers.
Since this war declaration, according to official figures, at least 40,000 people have been killed in drug related crimes.
President Barack Obama has recently deployed extra agents to the border in fear of the drug violence moving over the border. But, America already has a problem- that is, in providing about seventy-five percent of the guns used in Mexican drug crimes.
Gun smuggling and the economy in Mexico are the two main antagonists to the war. Something needs to be done to solve this problem but what can be? What would be an effective and protective solution that solves the problem but doesn’t trample over the rights of the people? Is it even possible to find a solution to a problem that has lasted so long?
This is a really tricky situation and I think it's also going to have a tricky solution. However. Is it just me that thinks that legalization of marijuana would help mitigate this problem? It would no longer be illegal so there really would no longer be any need for the drug lords, especially if Americans/American companies started producing it. That way, America would be making a profit of it, have a way of knowing who's doing it, and at least you'd know that the drugs were clean or whatever.
ReplyDeleteThe relationship between the US and Mexico is so screwy. It's like an abusive relationship where neither person wants to leave the other person. I don't get it.