How To Take On The Deadly Drug Cartels That Run The U.S.-Mexico Border

The Federalist ^ | February 11, 2020 | Pedro Gonzales

[Savage Beast]

Well defeating the open-borders, sanctuary-cities Democrats would be a good start!

[SanchoP]

Right now it's a "fad" market. Once people start growing their own the bottom will drop out. They don't call it weed for nothing.

Weed's not the problem but the hardcore drugs already have a business model,the alcoholic beverage industry. There is no difference between a junkie and a drunk.

I have seen option#2 and it is 100% effective but both call for personal accountability and America lost that battle long ago.

[eyeamok]

Unless step 1 involves the Federal Reserve Corporation and US Banks, nothing else really matters.

You Can NOT have a War on Drugs without Drugs.

[DuncanWaring]

“Puff” is based on the C-47, not the C-130 shown in the picture.

And it’s Vietnam-era, not Korea.

[Elsie]

You have to make them fear you as they fear nothing else.

[PIF]

Knew it was somewhere around that time.

"Puff the Magic Dragon" is the first iteration of the AC-130 which has been upgraded to the AC-130J. Various image from different versions but you get the idea

[LSUfan]

I am dubious of the supposition that labeling the cartels as terrorist organizations would automatically result in a huge influx of asylum claims. The author only cites a Mexican government source and I don’t trust the Mexican government. There is no elaboration as to why this is so. The use of military forces in a combat role along the border and even into Mexico would seem to have a similar effect and the author doesn’t seem concerned.

The other idea of using Tier 1 special operations groups like Delta and SEAL Team 6 in close cooperation with the Mexican government is also a non-starter. The op sec problems with that would be massive. The author is naive to even suggest it.

[DuncanWaring]

“Puff the Magic Dragon” was originally applied to the C-47 variant.