Lindsey Graham Puts Mexico on Notice with 'Military Force' Warning

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2 pointsmardiyah3 comments

Mexican crime cartels are fuelled by US consumer demand for narcotics. If Lindsey Graham was serious about suppressing cartel violence and reducing the drug problem in the United States, he would be looking at ways to reduce US consumer demand or remove it from criminal production and distribution networks.

There is demand for all sorts of crime, like, taking monies from people’s accounts in the banks. Shall we reduce remand for money, or punish thieves?

Mexico has a world renowned drug and crime problem. Most of it is internal. The Mexican government hasn’t been able to address this problem, by suppressing demand in the country or other ways.

anyone interested in a practical solutions to endemic drug abuse and associated criminality have ample case studies to review and copy. Attacking source of supply - which is Graham's preferred and (only?) suggestion will fail because the main issue is always demand. As for Mexico's 'world renowned drug and crime problem' - you might want to consider when it did indeed become a boom industry

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