The U.S been a part of multiple Mexican operations and has even established their own and although Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared the War on Drugs, it is obvious that the U.S is very involved in the war as well. For example in 2009 under the Obama administration an important operation took place known as Fast and Furious. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tabaco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and other partners permitted the sales of illegal weapons that were believed to be destined for Mexican drug cartels, in order to track them. Yet, although when the officials first thought of the operation they thought it was a smart and well thought out plan, the operation became a complete failure when the agents lost track of thousand of weapons (Department of Justice, 4). “Gun walking” resulted in thousands of guns entering Mexico’s border into the hands of dangerous criminals. In addition, another operation that has taken place on behalf of the U.S is that “small numbers of C.I.A. operatives and American civilian military employees have been posted at a Mexican military base, where, for the first …show more content…
In assuming that they could carry out certain operations on their own, such as Fast and Furious, the results have been counteractive to both countries and detrimental to Mexico because of the weapons that were able to reach Mexican cartels. A liberalist would say that the U.S should have included Mexico in their operations, especially in such a risky operation because the Mexican government has better knowledge of the territory in which they are fighting and they know what the situation in the state is like. In addition, Mexico should also include the U.S. in their operations because of the technological and military advancements that the U.S. holds. If both states could learn to put their differences and pride a side, astonishing outcomes could
In the Ted talk called, The Deadly Genius of Drug Cartels, with the speaker Rodrigo Canales, he talks about the following; the violence of the drug cartels, the financial businesses of the drug cartels, and how they're successful with the U.S is involved. First, in the Ted Talk, Rodrigo Canales speaks about the violence of Mexico from the past six years which is caused by the drug dealers. The violence is caused by the drug dealers because it's key to them to have good brand management and having a strong group organization, therefore causing them to be violent. Also, the amount of violence in Mexico was caused by the drug dealers causing 100,000 innocent casualties, which is more deaths than the Iraq war. Next, in this Ted Talk, the speaker Rodrigo Canales explains the financial businesses of the drug cartels and how they're successful and how the U.S is involved with the drug cartels to make the cartels financially stable.
A drug cartel is a combination of drug manufacturing and drug transportation organizations under one person’s leadership. While there is numerous drug cartels around the world the Mexican cartels have arguably more power than most in regards to territory and membership. This power has allowed them to have main control in not only Mexico but in the United States as well making them a key player in the drug trade. In 2006, the Mexican government challenged multiple drug cartels such as the Sinaloa cartel, The Los Zetas, and the Gulf cartel, beginning the Mexican Drug War. This war has gone on for the past ten years and is still continuing today, causing the death of 10,000 people a year on average. The Mexican Drug War is having a negative impact
Throughout the 1970s and early 80s, Manuel Noriega was an asset to the United States as he worked closely with the Central Intelligence Agency (The Associated Press). As Noriega’s political strength increased in the early 80s, so did the tensions with the Reagan Administration. These increased tensions led to increasing encounters between Noriega’s Panama Defense Forces and American servicemen and civilians stationed in Panama (Phillips). According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History, “there were over 300 incidences of U.S. military personnel and family members' having experienced...
The war over drug routes and power between rival cartels has left Mexico in a bloody war. The violence occurring throughout the country only seems to escalate. In part, the United States has a role in this war because of the exploitation of weapons. Unfortunately, a lot of people are being killed every day because of the drug war. Action from Mexico must be taken swiftly to avoid any further casualties by collaborating with the United States on how to stop the smuggling of guns, building trust between the community and the police, and deciding on a plan to the help the economy for their citizens.
Over the last several decades, violence has consumed and transformed Mexico. Since the rise of dozens of Mexican cartels, the Mexican government has constantly been fighting an ongoing war with these criminal organizations. The cartel organizations have a primary purpose of managing and controlling illegal drug trafficking operations in Central America and South America to the United States. Violence on a massive and brutal scale has emerged due to the nature of the illegal drug trade. Because the drug trade is vastly widespread, cartels are often fighting one another and competing in business. Mexican authorities count at least 12 major cartels, but also talk of an untold numbers of smaller splinter groups. (Taipei Times). Five cartels from Mexico have risen to become the extremely powerful amongst all the drug organizations operating in Mexico. The Guadalajara Cartel, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Tijuana Cartel, the Juarez Cartel, and the Gulf Cartel. These organizations, along with other distinguished Mexican cartels, have plagued Mexico with violence, terror, and fear due to the essence and nature of illegal drug trafficking.
The United States has always been an oppressor of its neighboring countries, making any and all populations that stand in the way of what it wants an enemy. The U.S.-Mexican War was a violent and shattering event for Mexican citizens that lasted from 1846-1848. It drastically altered the course of Mexican and American history for years to come. Once the debilitating battle ended, the United States emerged a world power having acquired more than 500,000 square miles of valuable territory and Mexico spent years recovering from the loss of land and Mexican citizens. Ultimately, it was the “insatiable ambition of the United States, favored by [Mexican] weakness” that was the principle cause of the U.S.-Mexican War.
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. Actually, the Mexican government could be seen as a critical partner in the design and implementation of migration control strategies by the U. S. Border Patrol along the southern border. They cooperatively set up a series of law enforcement priorities and practices to interrogate, apprehend, and deport undocumented workers. Initially, when the U. S. Border Patrol released deportees at the border, deportees simply and easily reentered the United States.
They will do nearly anything to stay out of trouble and gain as much money as possible. Some people think that the United States is in trouble if we legalize marijuana, they have come to the conclusion that the cartels will do anything to take out the stores. Believe it or not, there are some positives that the cartel brings to Mexico. But you would have to be delusional to think that they outweigh the negatives. In conclusion, violence, business industries, and political corruption brought by the Drug Cartels have all had an effect on the economy of Mexico.
The overall threat rating for the Mexican drug cartels is very high. They threaten not only our national security but also our way of life. For multiple reasons such s bringing drugs into the country and also by smuggling illegal aliens into the country along with terrorist.
The Mexican-American border barriers were originally built as part of a three-pronged approach to diminish illicit contraband, drug smuggling, and illegal immigrants. This operation would curtail drug transport routes from Central America. Three headquarters were established along the Unites States border: operation gatekeeper in California, Operation Hold-the-Line in Texas, and Operation Safeguard in Arizona. These strategically placed headquarters have done an outstanding job securing our borders the past decade, however with drug smuggling on the rise, they require much more support from the government. Regrettably, adversaries of the barriers claim that they are more of a political gambit to instigate foreign affairs and a complete waste of taxpayers’ money. These opponents see the United States-Mexico barrier as an unsuccessful deterrent to illegal immigrants and unwanted drugs that ultimately and inaptly endangers the security and wellbeing of immigrants seeking refuge in the States.
1. The “War on Drugs” is a pointless effort that has cost countless lives, billions of dollars, and imprisons millions of non-violent criminals who need help, not a prison sentence. Even after years of fighting a war against drugs, putting in all that effort and putting strict policies into place, drugs are still as easy to obtain as they were years ago. Pretty much anywhere you go, you can acquire drugs. I can walk down two streets over in my neighborhood and get marijuana, pills or even cocaine, and I live in a relatively nice area in Bel Air!
1 LES ROCHES Mexican war on drugs Levels of Analysis International Politics Andre de la Parra Klaus 308597 11/4/2014 2 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 3 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF DRUG TRAFFICKING AND WAR ON DRUGS IN MEXICO ........... 3 Mexico and international drug prohibition regime ................................................................ 3
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Mexico as of now can not be considered a liberal democracy. First of, in order to even be considered a liberal democracy, criminal justice needs to be at such a standard where the citizens of Mexico can feel like the system will protect and keep them safe. So far they have not, according to the article entitled Criminal Justice in Mexico Trial and Errors a print edition entails a case of José Antonio Zúñiga a street vendor who was wrongfully committed for a crime he did not commit due to a statement of a ‘witness” who accused of Zuniga of being at the scene in his third statement to the police. This case introduced how unjust the criminal justice system in Mexico really is and how the innocent are wrongfully convicted and the guilty are still