Mexican President Lopez-Obrador is concerned this designation could lead to U.S. military engagement against the cartels. The Democrats are concerned this designation would mean they could no longer accept campaign donations from the drug cartels; into this mix of interests, AG Barr goes to Mexico
(theconservativetreehouse.com)
CORRUPTION
Narcos have been a greater threat to Americans than Alquaeda, ISIS, The Nazis, Santa and bad luck combined. Year in year out tens of thousands die, then there is the economic damage tied to the drug trade and remissions not related to the drug trade.
Why America is not doing everything to stop this short of all out war is beyond me.
Because the drug war makes a lot of people a lot of money and justifies a lot of unconstitutional, or at minimum unjust, laws regarding financial transactions, surveillance, incarceration, treatment, etc.