U.S. Military: Mexico Could Collapse Under Drug Violence, Corruption
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 at 11:02 am | By: Radical Russ
Mexico is in danger of a “rapid and sudden collapse” due to criminal gangs and drug cartels, according to a troubling new report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command on worldwide security threats.
“In terms of worst-case scenarios for the Joint Forces and indeed the world, two large and important states bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse: Pakistan and Mexico,” the report states.
“The Mexican possibility may seem less likely, but the government, its politicians, police and judicial infrastructure are all under sustained assault and pressure by criminal gangs and drug cartels.”
As Newsmax reported last week, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the U.S. has developed plans for a “surge” in crime fighters if the drug wars in Mexico should spread across the border.
The plans call for aircraft, armored vehicles and special teams to converge on trouble spots along the border. Military forces would be used if civilian agencies like the Border Patrol and local law enforcement were unable to control the violence.
Criminal activity in Mexico has killed more than 5,300 people in the past year, including members of warring drug cartels, law enforcement officials and bystanders, many of them slain close to the U.S. border.
via Newsmax.com – U.S. Military: Mexico Could Collapse Under Drug Violence, Corruption.
Where, pray tell, are you getting these extra aircraft, armored vehicles, and military forces? Last I read, there was a shortage of troops for Afghanistan, a service-wide shortage of officers, a shortage of guns for soldiers in Iraq, and basically a shortage of everything the Army needs to maintain its mission.
“It will take end of war plus two years to work off the backlog,” Gen. Peter Pace told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee [in 2007]. Pace said that 40 percent of Army and Marine Corps equipment is deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan or being repaired in depots, with the remainder spread out among the other forces.
This all costs a lot of money as well, which seems to be in short supply these days. Do you really think you can maintain a hot war in Iraq and Afghanistan, respond to another hot war on our southern border and keep an eye on Pakistan, bin Laden, and North Korea?
If only we could think of a swift and effective policy change that would cost these warring cartels 70% of their business and bankrupt them overnight.
Well, we did think of one, but Congressman Reyes and President-elect Barack Obama keep telling us to shut up about it.
