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BlackSabbathMatters t1_j34x9n4 wrote

Reply to comment by pyrmale in Sinaloa cartel launches violent response as Mexico recaptures El Chapo’s son by getBusyChild

He seriously proposed firing missiles from the US to take out drug labs in the Mexican jungle. He is a genuine idiot.

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JBredditaccount t1_j353ieg wrote

He also thought if they just pretended they didn't know anything about the missiles, people would believe some other country shot American weaponry at the cartels.

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oeuvre-and-out t1_j35zp2r wrote

Hey, that ruse might work. After all, it's only illegal drug labs...it's not like it's a 1200km long international oil supply pipeline.

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Sweatytubesock t1_j359b2x wrote

He is indeed, but his idiocy is the only thing genuine about him.

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CoochieSnotSlurper t1_j35ra48 wrote

Genuine question- if mexicos gov signed off on it, why not?

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angrymoppet t1_j367toh wrote

Firing missiles to resolve law enforcement issues is probably not the greatest precedent to set.

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webdevguyneedshelp t1_j36qq7i wrote

Not defending trump but the cartel is bigger than a law enforcement issue. They practically have their own military.

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Pabi_tx t1_j3757i2 wrote

Neither was invading Iraq but we did it anyway.

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pamar456 t1_j39omfx wrote

It’s better off today than under saddam

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pamar456 t1_j39oj9t wrote

Cartels are more like militias then little street gangs. Some have mil style uniforms and everything

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MSD101 t1_j3ano1l wrote

We've been trying this for decades in the War on Drugs, and it just isn't an effective strategy. This isn't even an effective strategy fighting the Taliban for 20 years. Criminal organizations or insurgent groups will always have the manpower to continue their operations. A real solution to Cartels isn't a military one.

They only need land, poor people to take advantage of, a means of transportation, and demand. We have never been able to stem the flow of any of these things through force. Mexican cartels are powerful because the US demand for drugs is insane. Had we spent all this time and money doing research on drugs, having actual drug education programs (DARE is more akin to propaganda), and using when we know to legalize and decriminalize where we can, the cartels would be far less powerful.

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rata_rasta t1_j377924 wrote

Doesn't solve shit and actually causes more issues... waste of money and resources. Check out Plan Colombia entry in Wiki and in general the war on drugs failure can give you an insight

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Aazadan t1_j35un4r wrote

Because they didn't sign off. And they can't be asked to do so because the cartels would likely hear about it.

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dream208 t1_j36o0nr wrote

Actually I wonder if Trump’s narcissism, hubris and recklessness backed by US military machine would be exactly the unlikely counter to something as vile and as ingrained as Mexican cartels.

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Showerthawts t1_j374kwj wrote

Just explode drug labs all over the jungle, why not? That will solve the problem for sure and the environmental damage is inconsequential I guess. Not like he'd know, he skipped Vietnam and never saw what agent orange did.

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