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AR15.COM
3/19/2012 6:49:14 PM EDT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17439509

When is Mexico going to admit it's in a state of civil war?
3/19/2012 6:51:38 PM EDT
[#1]
This could, potentially, be eliminated by legalizing drugs.   The national debt, while not wiped out, would have a major dent put in it.

Plenty of positives.  Negatives for police, corrections, confiscation etc..
3/19/2012 6:55:39 PM EDT
[#2]
They don't need to. The cartels now have won. Calderon is out this year and the new president will call a cease fire with the cartels.
3/19/2012 6:55:56 PM EDT
[#3]
I advocate an invasion.
3/19/2012 6:58:40 PM EDT
[#4]
Mexico must have problems when the military is driving around Puerto Vallarta (Saturday 3-17-2012)  with Mk19's mounted on top of their jeeps.  It is one of those moments when you question why you are even down there.

I really loved seeing the two trucks parked at the airport enterance with HK21's ready to roll also.
3/19/2012 7:00:31 PM EDT
[#5]
Have you ever seen a Mexican calendar depicting their presidentes?  The dates in office are a clue...eg. 1920-1920. 1930-1931,1931-1931...just saying  They have almost always been at war in house.  Remember the 1800's, bad guys have used Mexico to escape to for years.  Not much has changed.  The money is gettng larger and more powerful.
3/19/2012 7:06:39 PM EDT
[#6]
I don't know if you can call it a civil war because there's no political cause at issue, just money and murder. PRI ran Mexico for years and years as an oligarchy. They were corrupt to the bone and even deeper, but it was corruption controlled by politicians. Now, under PAN, they're just as corrupt but it's corruption controlled by the gangsters. Entire platoons and companies of trained military members have deserted over the past decade or so and gone over to the gangs, and the police have always been for hire. Some are hired out by Sinaloa, some by the Zetas, some by Juarez, some by La Familia. There's no way to know who is sold out to whom without a scorecard.
3/19/2012 7:08:51 PM EDT
[#7]
As far as I can tell it's straight-up anarchy down there. Their " government" is obviously powerless to do anything.
3/19/2012 7:09:46 PM EDT
[#8]
And people wonder why I refuse to travel there. If I can't walk more than 5 blocks from my hotel in a Spring Break hot spot without serious fear for my life, then fuck that.
3/19/2012 7:14:07 PM EDT
[#9]
No fear, do it all the time. If you're a pot head drug user, then you might run into trouble. No worries, "Uno mas cervesa, por favor".
3/19/2012 7:15:36 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
Have you ever seen a Mexican calendar depicting their presidentes?  The dates in office are a clue...eg. 1920-1920. 1930-1931,1931-1931...just saying  They have almost always been at war in house.  Remember the 1800's, bad guys have used Mexico to escape to for years.  Not much has changed.  The money is gettng larger and more powerful.


Might wanna do some more research. Since 1934, all presidents have sat 6 years. And going back to 1920, they all seemed to be doing 2 year terms. Everything before that is pre Mexican Revolution.