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grey580
reply to post by muse7
When the fighting starts and people start to flee.
grey580
reply to post by muse7
And this is why we have those fema camps.
My prediction here.
When the fighting starts and people start to flee.
The fema camps will open up and house people displaced by the fighting.
Wrabbit2000
reply to post by jrod
Among other things, this is one of those moments where realizing "The Government" isn't a couple million like minded automatons, working from a hive mind and single set of instructions ...is absolutely critical, IMO.
CIA has been in the middle of this since the 80's at least, when Reagan had them directly assist creating the Mexican national version of the Central Intelligence Agency with American style resources and abilities. The DEA has, largely, been on the OTHER side of this and actually fighting it. Dead agents don't get dead by being 'on-board' with those who murder them horribly....and the cartels had (past tense, it seems) a VERY VERY special place for hatred toward DEA.
Now, it's hard to say what the heck is happening..... Is every DEA Agent onboard with supporting killers and scum within the cartels? Absolutely, positively, 100% not. I dunno about CIA... I think they trade in their old mind and conscience for a newly issued one before they get their ID cards there.......
grey580
reply to post by muse7
When the fighting starts and people start to flee.
727Sky
When you have corrupt police, military, and government officials on the take from the cartels who turn a blind eye to the suffering of the local people what are they supposed to do; bend over and take it?
jrod
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
There has been a lot of speculation that the drug war and being helped by the US. Things really started to heat up when the US started backing a certain cartel. There has been a lot of speculation that a certain powerful cartel is getting armed by the CIA/DEA, so essentially the Mexican people are also fighting covert US operatives.
War brings profits, so do drugs. By keeping certain drugs illegal the street value skyrockets. I think there is a vested interest by certain very powerful entities to keep the drug war alive. It is a messed up situation that essentially funnels tax payer money, sales from weapons, and sales from drugs to a few elite interests.
Nephalim
I don't see how this is a good thing.