Mexico’s War Against The Cartels Just Exploded -- Robert Beckhusen, War Is Boring
Offensive against cartels and vigilantes hits a wall.
Two months ago the Mexican military sent thousands of troops into a state torn apart by warring cartels and a thriving militia movement. It’s a damned quagmire.
The west-central state of Michoacan has long been a haven for drug traffickers. It’s where Mexico’s modern drug war began in 2006 when then-president Felipe Calderon sent troops to quell the cartels.
But instead of quelling the violence, the Mexican government has been forced to launch another offensive. More than six years after the initial push into Michoacan, new president Enrique Pena Nieto has mobilized an impressive force of 6,000 troops backed by armored vehicles and helicopters and led by a veteran special forces commander.
“We will go with the full force of the state to provide protection to employers and families that have very serious security problems,” said Interior Minister Miguel Osorio.
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My Comment: I agree with this analysis. Mexico's newly elected President Enrique Pena Nieto vowed to pursue a different path against the cartels .... what he had not counted upon was that the cartels would only take advantage of his proposal to find a peaceful solution, and that common citizens would band together to form militias to battle these criminal organizations. My prediction .... Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will soon be adopting the same measures that his predecessor used in combating the cartels.
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