[–] carnold03 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hilarious, absolutely hilarious. They do know the US would simply unleash the Marines, right?
[–] LostandFound 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
See operation fast and furious - the mexican cartels ( theres only really one now ) are funded by the US so eh ... time to cut them loose and see how well they do fighting the hand that feeds them. Lol the world has officially flipped ... is this the overdue pole shift we were expecting?
[–] ArsCortica ago
Although there is an implicit threat, the quotation in the headline is plain wrong - from what I've seen, the (former) Mexican official never says anything about "unleashing" the drug cartels.
Whether they'll just start looking the other way if they can't have it their way is another question. Personally, I think it would be in Mexico's best interest not to give organized crime even more power than it already has.
[–] acheron2012 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That would be so SWEET! Racket up the violence just a bit more and we can legit justify a military invasion. I think it would take the USMC about 21 hours to FIX the Mexico problem.