Will The U.S. Soon Go to War Against Mexico’s Cartels?
Is military intervention against Mexican drug cartels the solution to the opioid crisis? The problem is people in the U.S. government and Mexico’s government are helping and making money from the Mexican cartels.
Given the fact that Mexico is such a major trading partner and that it may be a key centerpiece in diminishing America’s reliance on Chinese goods, such an endeavor without Mexican approval could result in trade ceasing, and thus a probable economic crash.
“See, if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That’s literally true.”
Milton Friedman
Another thing people fail to grasp is just HOW DEEPLY entrenched cartels are in small communities. Mexico is essentially a mountain range with small sections for cities interspread, so many small communities are so isolated they don’t receive basic services or necessities. Cartels, with their immense profits, often provide actual humanitarian assistance to these regions. They are known to kidnap doctors, telecommunication workers, etc, and have them service their communities. The poor people from these communities will not just find it “inconvenient” to have the US hunting down these people. They will actively resist because, to them, the cartels are heroes.
