The Mexican government has also responded to these proposals with scalding outrage. As Zach Beauchamp points out at Vox, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at a press conference that “We won’t allow it. And not only are we not going to allow it, we’re denouncing it.” Even a single drone attack would seem highly likely to end up in a direct confrontation with the Mexican military.
That’s the important part of the article. It may be worth discussing whether to use the US military against drug cartels, but doing it without the full consent of the Mexican government would be batshit crazy.
I’d still call bullshit. Done attacks will be useless. People desire drugs. They’ll find a way.
The problem is supply and demand. If people want to use drugs, they’re going to either way. We need to make the drugs ourselves and create harm reduction centers. Attack the problem at home.
For real, if I was buying FDA regulated MDMA at Walgreens, there would be a virtually 0 percent chance of me accidentally getting addicted to fentanyl.
Not only that, but Mexico’s on path to becoming the new manufacturing hub for the USA as China is losing its role due to its growing middle-class and antagonism with the West. Mexico also has the bonus of sharing a border with us instead of being on the other side of the hemisphere. Screwing up our relationship with Mexico would really mess with American investors dumping capital into Mexico. DeSantis is just ensuring he loses the race with that stupid comment by losing wealthy donors that have business prospects in Mexico. What a moron. It not surprising though considering his stupid ass went after Disney. They guy just loves shooting himself in the foot.
That’s the important part of the article. It may be worth discussing whether to use the US military against drug cartels, but doing it without the full consent of the Mexican government would be batshit crazy.
I’d still call bullshit. Done attacks will be useless. People desire drugs. They’ll find a way.
The problem is supply and demand. If people want to use drugs, they’re going to either way. We need to make the drugs ourselves and create harm reduction centers. Attack the problem at home.
For real, if I was buying FDA regulated MDMA at Walgreens, there would be a virtually 0 percent chance of me accidentally getting addicted to fentanyl.
Well…yeah, of course. This isn’t about drug use. This is about fear and hate.
It was never about the drugs.
That’s how the US get Russia-levels of sanctions from every other nation. Russia would cream it’s pants if the US did something so boldly stupid.
Not only that, but Mexico’s on path to becoming the new manufacturing hub for the USA as China is losing its role due to its growing middle-class and antagonism with the West. Mexico also has the bonus of sharing a border with us instead of being on the other side of the hemisphere. Screwing up our relationship with Mexico would really mess with American investors dumping capital into Mexico. DeSantis is just ensuring he loses the race with that stupid comment by losing wealthy donors that have business prospects in Mexico. What a moron. It not surprising though considering his stupid ass went after Disney. They guy just loves shooting himself in the foot.