Has the USA a role to play in Mexico’s ongoing drug war?
The war is about who will supply the largest drug market in the world, the USA, with illegal drugs. The USA has its own war on drugs, a 40-year failed effort started by Nixon. Our war on drugs has one common element with the Mexican war on drugs, it is pretty much an enforcement-only approach. The Bush and Obama administrations have bought in completely. The latest joint effort is called the Merida Initiative. It will provide 1.8 billion dollars over several years to the Mexican army to fight drugs. This is comparable to pouring the money down a hole. The cartels make that much money in a month!
