Theyâre even doing their own diplomacy:
Actually, it was the drug war that prevailed over reason. We were all watching when Calderón declared war on the cartels andâ¦wait for itâ¦a huge bloody war broke out! Why is anyone acting confused or surprised by what happened? Itâs all perfectly clear. If you throw rocks at a beehive, expect swarms of angry bees.
The fact that theyâre negotiating their own peace agreements does not reflect well on the decades-long war that was supposed to disrupt the drug industry. Theyâve become a second government that even controls its own territories:
Amazingly, the U.S. and Mexican governments actually believe we should continue the policies that produced this outcome.
CIUDAD JUÃREZ, Mexico â Mexico's warring cartels are negotiating a truce that, if it holds, could end one of the bloodiest eras since the 1910-20 Mexican Revolution, according to a U.S. official and experts familiar with the talks.
A peace agreement would be the second in two years and, like the last one, its chances of surviving are slim, the U.S. official said.
"In the end, greed prevails over reason," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. [Dallas Morning News]
Actually, it was the drug war that prevailed over reason. We were all watching when Calderón declared war on the cartels andâ¦wait for itâ¦a huge bloody war broke out! Why is anyone acting confused or surprised by what happened? Itâs all perfectly clear. If you throw rocks at a beehive, expect swarms of angry bees.
The fact that theyâre negotiating their own peace agreements does not reflect well on the decades-long war that was supposed to disrupt the drug industry. Theyâve become a second government that even controls its own territories:
Already, the violence is crippling regions and cities, some of them on the border with Texas. Some top U.S. officials and analysts describe these cities, including Ciudad Juárez, across the border from El Paso, as "failed cities," in which cartels, not city or police officials, have control. [Dallas Morning News]
Amazingly, the U.S. and Mexican governments actually believe we should continue the policies that produced this outcome.
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