That country is rapidly becoming unsafe, even some of the resort areas.
I had heard that the resorts were safe because the cartels owned them. Business first.
They're gonna get more than "participation" soon if they don't tone it down.
Unfortunately, Guadalajara is one of the host cities for this summer’s World Cup. IMHO, us being involved in their internal affairs will Not deliver positive results. seems like bd timing.
I don't want this thread to go south, but you know what I mean. We're not going to be willing neighbors to a corrupt nation that ships drugs into our country. Something's gonna have to change.
Yeah, Americans stop using drugs. Oh, wait…….
You make a good point. Much easier to make headlines bullying the "source" of drugs than to address the root causes of our nation's insatiable "demand" for drugs. I realize that the reasons are quite complex, but I've always wondered why in the world would someone want to voluntarily court pure hell and even risk death by ever initially taking drugs.
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Fentanyl is different. This isn't Mexican brown weed from the 70's. The concentration and the strength of it makes it easy to transport and easy to cut. People die every hour from this stuff, and they're not suicidal.
My plan is exactly what I said. We need another Nancy Reagan. Her husband can come along as well.
U.S. provided intel, most ikely on location of the cartel boss, movements, and his security capabiilities.
Encouraging people to stop using drugs and taking action against criminals who supply them are not mutually exclusive.
Purdue pharma probably did more damage than the drug cartels, yet no one was even criminally charged let alone sent to prison.
There’s pretty much nothing I like about you on here (you may be okay in other settings). Sometimes it just needs to be said, even if it doesn’t move the needle outside my own head.
It is, of course, unrelated to the current matter of a drug cartel chief being eliminated: But, IIRC:
