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.
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
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.