I've recently been reading about the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the expansion of the US influence into the Pacific. At that time it seems very common for one state to see internal weakness in another country and "step in" to solve the problem. This usually resulted in human rights abuses and empire building. Today we see the same sort of actions in Iraq and Afghanistan but with less reason and less benefit.
The thought occurred to me that a more strategic move by the US would be to project our force into Mexico to "stabilize" the government down there. There is ample evidence that the Mexican government is in danger of being completely overthrown (the kidnap and murder of various mayors including Edelmiro Cavazos Leal are good examples of this). Truthfully, some of their chaos is spilling over into the US; although less than you would expect from talking to someone from Arizona. The government has lost control and the entire region could be affected. Even Canada has told its citizens not to go to Mexico on vacation.
What would it take for the US to step in and kill off Los Zetas and the other cartels in Mexico and how much control over Mexico would the US government gain by such a move? How much control will the Mexican government lose if they don't gain control of this insanity?
The thought occurred to me that a more strategic move by the US would be to project our force into Mexico to "stabilize" the government down there. There is ample evidence that the Mexican government is in danger of being completely overthrown (the kidnap and murder of various mayors including Edelmiro Cavazos Leal are good examples of this). Truthfully, some of their chaos is spilling over into the US; although less than you would expect from talking to someone from Arizona. The government has lost control and the entire region could be affected. Even Canada has told its citizens not to go to Mexico on vacation.
What would it take for the US to step in and kill off Los Zetas and the other cartels in Mexico and how much control over Mexico would the US government gain by such a move? How much control will the Mexican government lose if they don't gain control of this insanity?
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