February 21, 2025
Mexico's Weapons Problems are Their Own Fault
Timothy Birdnow
The problem with Mexico's drug cartels and their weapons is not the fault of the U.S. but rather the fault of the Mexican government itself.
The Mexican government keeps trying to blame America for the proliferation of military-grade firearms in Mexico, but it's only to hide it's own fault in the matter.
From the article:
Read the entire article at The American Mind.
The problem with Mexico's drug cartels and their weapons is not the fault of the U.S. but rather the fault of the Mexican government itself.
The Mexican government keeps trying to blame America for the proliferation of military-grade firearms in Mexico, but it's only to hide it's own fault in the matter.
From the article:
"If you want to stop the trafficking of fentanyl to the U.S., if you want to stop the violence that’s leading to a lot of migration across the border, you’re going to need to stop the flow of guns to Mexico because that’s what’s leading to all these problems,” said Jonathan Lowy, an attorney representing the Mexican government in the case.
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The truth is that Mexico’s drug cartels have, for many years now, equipped themselves with military weaponry stolen or bought from the stores of Mexico’s own corrupted military and similarly from the armories of corrupt officials in Central American and South American nations, which buy large amounts of older, hand-me-down military equipment from foreign nations around the world. That’s the force with which they substantially arm themselves today, after years of arms races to outdo one another.
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The truth is that Mexico’s drug cartels have, for many years now, equipped themselves with military weaponry stolen or bought from the stores of Mexico’s own corrupted military and similarly from the armories of corrupt officials in Central American and South American nations, which buy large amounts of older, hand-me-down military equipment from foreign nations around the world. That’s the force with which they substantially arm themselves today, after years of arms races to outdo one another.
Read the entire article at The American Mind.
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