Mexico's Drug War - Page 31

On August 28 2011 05:22 zimz wrote:
only way to get rid of the cartels, is if a country like the USA decides to invade Mexico and make it part of USA. because the Mexican government is corrupt as hell, basically the cartels own Mexico.

With full on traditional war vs all of Mexico, and permanently increase USA land size.

the Zetas are American trained. we trained the Zetas, so we can destroy the Zetas.

On August 28 2011 09:11 BlackFlag wrote:


Are you seriously insane? You can't even win the war in Iraq or Afghanistan and you really wanna invade Mexico? This is seriously the worst idea I've ever heard when it comes to the war on drugs. The USA would break apart in this try.

On August 28 2011 09:17 zimz wrote:

Invading Mexico is alot easier actually. since Mexico is next door, reinforcements, supplies, equipment, and transportation can be done overnight. Since its close to the USA, it will be a way cheaper war then even Afghanistan or any country. Reinforcements, artillery, tanks and permanent towns came be transported quick and cheap.

On August 28 2011 09:45 Elegy wrote:


Too much Starcraft there kiddo.

On August 28 2011 09:53 zimz wrote:

Nice well thought out input that talks about the thread topic.

On August 28 2011 10:00 Grettin wrote:


He has a point though. But it's all about money in this case, which US really don't have to spend for another war.

On August 28 2011 09:17 zimz wrote:

Invading Mexico is alot easier actually. since Mexico is next door, reinforcements, supplies, equipment, and transportation can be done overnight. Since its close to the USA, it will be a way cheaper war then even Afghanistan or any country. Reinforcements, artillery, tanks and permanent towns came be transported quick and cheap.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Nuevo Leon state launched a new offensive Wednesday against the proliferation of gambling halls as a top politician's brother was videotaped taking wads of cash inside a casino days before a casino fire killed 52 people.

Nuevo Leon Gov. Rodrigo Medina announced initiatives to ban new betting operations and to better regulate existing ones, as well as a corruption probe into Jonas Larrazabal, brother of Monterrey Mayor Fernando Larrazabalwho was caught on videotape visiting several unidentified casinos and being handed large amounts of money.

The newspaper Reforma, which published the images Wednesday, estimated that one wad of cash passed in a cell phone box was 400,000 pesos ($32,000). Mayor Fernando Larrazabal said that he supports the probe.

"First of all, the people voted for Fernando Larrazabal, and I'm not responsible for my brother's actions," he said. "I will ask the prosecutor to investigate and bring whoever is responsible to justice."

Gunmen entered the Casino Royale in Monterrey last Thursday, spread gasoline and set the building on fire, trapping and asphyxiating dozens of gamblers and employees in what's believed to be a case of extortion. Most of the victims were women playing bingo and slots or lunching that afternoon.

The five suspects arrested so far confessed to being part of the Zetas drug cartel. Authorities says they are searching for seven others, as well as the owner of the casino, who is believed to be in the United States.

the main supplier of guns and munitions

On September 03 2011 10:12 DeepElemBlues wrote:


the main supplier of guns and munitions to the Mexican cartels is the Mexican government thanks to Mexico's epidemic of corruption

the US accounts for less than 10% of cartel guns and ammo

this "blame the US" mentality is annoying as hell, it's not our fault that you have a better than 50-50 chance of bribing or threatening any mexican official into doing whatever the hell you want.

You have got to be kidding me. Even if your baseless claim that US only accounts for 10% of Mexicos' drug cartels arms was true,

how are the drug cartels so powerful and rich? Who do you think buys their drugs?

It IS our fault the drug cartels are both rich and powerful.

On September 03 2011 10:12 DeepElemBlues wrote:


the main supplier of guns and munitions to the Mexican cartels is the Mexican government thanks to Mexico's epidemic of corruption

the US accounts for less than 10% of cartel guns and ammo

this "blame the US" mentality is annoying as hell, it's not our fault that you have a better than 50-50 chance of bribing or threatening any mexican official into doing whatever the hell you want.

On September 03 2011 10:49 DeepElemBlues wrote:


http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110209-mexicos-gun-supply-and-90-percent-myth

Shut up and don't open your mouth without thinking next time.



US, Europe, Canada, Mexicans themselves, etc.

And they're so powerful and rich because Mexico has a shitty government and always has, drug cartels in the US don't exist on the Mexican scale because the government would call in the US Army and beat the shit out of them, which is why they are on the other side of the border.



Nope, not our fault that drugs are illegal, government's fault. Definitely not our fault that they are so powerful in Mexico.

A UN report said the global drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003.

In the late 1990s in the United States, for example, the Federal Bureau of Investigation estimated that 5% of murders were drug-related.[6] However, after a crackdown by U.S. and Mexican authorities in the first decade of the 21st century (part of tightened borders security in the wake of the September 11 attacks), border violence inside Mexico surged, with the Mexican government estimating that 90% of the killings are drug-related.