In this case, law enforcement (boots) on the ground might be better as it would be important to separate the actual cartels members from those ordinary Mexicans that just work for them as a job because there is nothing else around (and often ends a up victims themselves). I once watched a video of a fifteen year old girl being executed by a cartel because she worked as a cook or something like that for a rival cartel. So, can't just bomb indiscriminately if it's done.
You're deluded bro. These are people who have mastered the art of smuggling drugs across land borders undetected. The obviously know about subterfuge.
You cant just fly out and bomb them into oblivion. Do not underestimate your enemies, or discredit their capabilities, ever.
The Mexicans did, and they took over their government and now the country is in their grip.
This would be a long and bloody campaign to uproot the cartels completely, and unlike Afghanistan, the people we are fucking up are entirely capable of striking back against american citizens, because they are already in our cities with criminal networks.
I think they are absolutely worth fighting, because they have grown far too powerful and influential, but it would not be without difficulties.
The Cartel bosses aren't keeping their identities a secret because they have no fear since they run the government. Just bomb a few hundred palatial estates wipe out all the bosses. Then middle management will take over but take their organizations underground, making it easier to wrestle governmental control away from them. Then we can fight the Cartels properly with law enforcement that isn't in their pockets.
Bomb the shit out of them: Yes
Boots on the ground: No
Our drones have great practice in large swaths of desert in shit countries.
I love this.
Send in THE CLONES!! I mean DRONES!!!
^ Seconded
I third the motion
I give a fourth, can we getta FIFF?
FIFF checking in!
I tend to agree
In this case, law enforcement (boots) on the ground might be better as it would be important to separate the actual cartels members from those ordinary Mexicans that just work for them as a job because there is nothing else around (and often ends a up victims themselves). I once watched a video of a fifteen year old girl being executed by a cartel because she worked as a cook or something like that for a rival cartel. So, can't just bomb indiscriminately if it's done.
Yes we can
You're just a pussy
You can't win a war against guerrillas with only airstrikes. It's simply not possible.
They operate out in the open down there, they aren’t hiding in caves. We could fuck them up beyond recognition in one fell swoop
Mexican Cartel Status 2021 : FUBAR
Like the 8th USAAF in March of 1945 : Nazi Germany is FUBAR
Too bad we cannot bomb California into submission and return them to the Union.
You're deluded bro. These are people who have mastered the art of smuggling drugs across land borders undetected. The obviously know about subterfuge.
You cant just fly out and bomb them into oblivion. Do not underestimate your enemies, or discredit their capabilities, ever.
The Mexicans did, and they took over their government and now the country is in their grip.
This would be a long and bloody campaign to uproot the cartels completely, and unlike Afghanistan, the people we are fucking up are entirely capable of striking back against american citizens, because they are already in our cities with criminal networks.
I think they are absolutely worth fighting, because they have grown far too powerful and influential, but it would not be without difficulties.
The longer the USA waits, the stronger the cartels will get.
we could literally wipe the entire country off the face of the earth if we wanted to
The Cartel bosses aren't keeping their identities a secret because they have no fear since they run the government. Just bomb a few hundred palatial estates wipe out all the bosses. Then middle management will take over but take their organizations underground, making it easier to wrestle governmental control away from them. Then we can fight the Cartels properly with law enforcement that isn't in their pockets.
Right, it could take nearly a week to finish them
I’m fine with special ops missions as well. Just don’t occupy
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