No Shelter: The Mexican Drug War
Several dead bodies have been found near a Mexican tourist hangout. Traditionally, such places have been insulated from the crime and violence of the drug cartels. But those days are seemingly gone.
I go to Mexico at least once a year; and it was a bit of a heartbreak to see last winter for the first time ever that suburban cops are wearing bullet-proof vests every day as part of their uniform.
Not sure what’s going to happen, but from what I’m told (1) it gets worse every day and (2) government officials – out of greed or fear – are in on the criminal activity.
Historically, Mexico as a whole will descend into some sort of violence while the U.S. moves along with its business as usual. However, the violence is often the result of civil war or something akin to it. And nothing like that has happened since the 1920′s.
But this time, the violence is directly connected to the U.S through its demand for illicit drugs. And that’s not all: the cartel violence has already crossed our borders; and it’s probably just getting started.
