U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the United States will begin to strike drug cartels on land in Mexico, claiming the groups control the country, during a television interview. Speaking Thursday night during an interview on Fox News’ Hannity, Trump said the United States has reduced drug trafficking by sea and will now focus on land […]
This won’t solve that though, “strategic” bombing campaigns never work. The best they can do is occasionally knock out a leader which causes more immediate violence as the underlings fight for control afterward. This will only cause more chaos and violence.
The only thing that will stop the cartels is getting rid of the constant flow of money and guns flowing south from the US for drugs. Until that happens there will always be someone willing to perpetrate violence if the money is good enough.
This won’t solve that though, “strategic” bombing campaigns never work. The best they can do is occasionally knock out a leader which causes more immediate violence as the underlings fight for control afterward. This will only cause more chaos and violence.
The only thing that will stop the cartels is getting rid of the constant flow of money and guns flowing south from the US for drugs. Until that happens there will always be someone willing to perpetrate violence if the money is good enough.