Massive US Involvement in Mexico’s War on Drugs

Unprecedented numbers of U.S. law enforcement agents work in Mexico and high-profile arrests occur monthly. More than 35,000 people have been killed in drug trafficking violence since President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown four years ago, and the killing of a U.S. agent last month prompted the U.S. Congress to schedule hearings into the role of American personnel.

The U.S. agents generally provide intelligence and training to the Mexican military. Neither side will say exactly how many agents are in Mexico, citing security concerns, but the Associated Press was able to identify several hundred using the Freedom of Information Act, federal budget requests, government audits, Congressional testimony and agency accountability reports. Earlier this month, members of Mexico’s Congress were infuriated to learn that U.S. agents had allowed hundreds, possibly thousands, of guns to be smuggled into Mexico in undercover operations aimed at busting cartel bosses.

Drug trafficking organizations are now in possession of high-powered munitions in vast quantities that can’t be explained by the gun-show loop hole. The State Department cables released recently by WikiLeaks support Narco News’ reporting and also confirm that our government is very aware of the fact that U.S military munitions are finding their way into Mexico, and into the hands of narco-trafficking organizations, via a multi-billion dollar stream of private-sector and Pentagon arms exports. Regardless of the growing relationship between the US and Mexican military it has done nothing to curtail the drug war related violence or deaths.

Title: “US law enforcement role in Mexico drug war surges.”
Author: E. Eduardo Castillo and Martha Mendoza
Source: Associated Press
URL: HYPERLINK “http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110320/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_us_cops_in_mexico_2″http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110320/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_us_cops_in_mexico_2

Title: “Pentagon Fingered as a Source of Narco-Firepower in Mexico.”
Author: Bill Conroy
Source: The Narcosphere
URL: HYPERLINK “http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2011/02/pentagon-fingered-source-narco-firepower-mexico”http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2011/02/pentagon-fingered-source-narco-firepower-mexico

Title: US Teaching “Counterinsurgency” Courses To Mexican Military in Drug War.”
Author: Erin Rosa
URL: HYPERLINK “http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/erin-rosa/2011/02/us-teaching-counterinsurgency-courses-mexican-military-drug-war”http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/erin-rosa/2011/02/us-teaching-counterinsurgency-courses-mexican-military-drug-war

Student Researcher: Erica Chavez
Faculty Advisor: Ronald Lopez, Sonoma State University

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Sasquatch87

the U.S. has made the Mexican Cartels stronger, they aren’t really helping.

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Alán

The U.S.A Make All WARS, U.S.A is Not a safty Country, U.S.A is a military country made,build many guns bullets weapons around the world, drop bombs killing inocent people, Now mexico is the TARGET them wants, than mexico be a Unsafe, U.s.a SUCKS, LIKE MY POOR INGLISH, viva mexico PUTOS GRINGOS

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Mpace1954

If the US doesnt change our drug laws.(legalization?) and cut off the seemingly unlimited profits and the flow of weapons into Mexico, within 10 years, the top members of the drug cartels will be in total control of Mexico. They will buy all the corruptable top officials. The ones who cant be bought will be killed and replaced with cartel members, slowly having cartel members legally voted into office. It is estimated that the cartel now controls 20% of Mexico. America, even with all it’s wealth (and all it’s debt) is not able to pour unlimited assets into Mexico. Barring a military invasion by the US, we are looking at having an Iran or N. Korea a stones throw from our country. I dont believe these guys like “El Chapo” are satisfied with just being rich. He wants to be in power,political power. Pablo Escobar had these same aspirations for Columbia.If U.S. consumers arent given any options regarding their drug use other than quitting or going to prison, they will naturally continue down the same road that their currently on now.This is how the cartels are gaining strength, with drug money that Americans are spending on illegal drugs and there is no slow down for the demand. Drugs, that if were legal ,could cost users pennies, instead are costing hundreds of billions of dollars. Most of which is going right back to Mexico in cash or weapons. The war on drugs has been a failure. Prohibition dosent work. We tried it with alcohol. All it did was to make the illegal suppliers rich just like it’s doing now. Except now it’s on a much, much grander scale. If the US would change it’s drug policies today, you would see major change within a week. One year from now all these powerful cartels would just be a memory. All the billions and all the man hours being used now for the war on drugs could be used for something practical and we wouldn’t have trouble sleeping at night, worring that some poor drug addicted soul might break in and hurt us or our families and steal our stuff in order to support his habit. If you dont feel this is an answer then please contact you representatives and ask them to PLEASE do something!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s not too late yet, but if everyone continues with the status quo. It will pass a point where a war will be the only solution. Thanks

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