The lost war

They say that the only thing they are trying to do is to stop the slaughter. I see. I believe that the Mexican state already lost this battle, simply because there was no way to win it from the begining.

From TIME

Behind the Troop Surge at the U.S.-Mexico Border

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

The ebbing stretch of Rio Grande that divides the Texas city of El Paso from the Mexican city of Juarez may soon become one of the world's most militarized borders. This week, as Texas Governor Rick Perry went to El Paso to announce that has asked Washington for 1,000 more "boots on the ground" to enforce the border, Mexico's government ordered 5,000 extra soldiers to Juarez. The armies massing on both sides of the border are marching against a common foe — drug cartels — and the coming months will be a crucial test as to whether they can effectively work together to fight it.

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