The Drug War

Mexico is caught in a bit of a pickle. Drug cartels rule the country in a way not dissimilar to a mafia or even a terrorist organization. Corruption is spread heavily throughout all levels of the government and local enforcement is almost useless compared to the power of the cartels. America's recent economic hardships have put many Mexican's out of a job (factory closings and whatnot), but cartels and gangs pay well. The more action taken against the cartels, the more violence that erupts. It's extremely dangerous for tourists to just leave the resorts. Some of the blame can be placed on the US: southern border states are pro-gun ownership and have lax purchasing laws, making it easy for cartels to arm themselves with advanced weapons.

What should the US do?

Well we will soon see some of these gang leaders getting elected into political positions and if we can't act before that there will essentially be nothing we can do besides just put up a bigger fence

...Duct tape?

Napalm.

If we nuke it from orbit....

why would drug cartels come to america to buy guns?

everyone knows china sells AK-47s for a dollar a dozen

Money ain't a problem for these cartels

Direct Intervention? Deploy Special Forces teams to help the Mexican Army? US Navy Missile and Air Support? call Captain Scott Mitchell? who the hell knows?

Yes let's risk American lives at the expensive of a country that has a terrible economy and an already corrupt goverment.....great idea.

do i really need to explain that Avenged?

We should help better equip Mexico at the most

I say we just leave them alone. Let them sort out their own problems. Join up with Spain? lol I can imagine it now... "Uh... hey guys... remember that colony you sent out a few hundred years back? Yeah, if you could, y'know..."

Leaving people with money and power to right themselves never works. Ever.

Nukes won't hurt for as long though.

Avenged wrote:Money ain't a problem for these cartels

but dirt and improper weapons maintenance is, hence the use of AKs.