[rjp2005]

I’m going to throw this out there:

Some of these cartels have likely been bribed by our jihadist enemies to begin these poke here and there attacks to examine our border weaknesses and also test our responses.

Further, they probably have a specific goal of organizing them eventually into more cohesive blocs - a Mexican Hezbollah if you will - from which they can take root nearby and receiving funding in weapons, arms, political advocacy, etc.

[JRPerry]

rjp2005 - I’m going to throw this out there: Some of these cartels have likely been bribed by our jihadist enemies to begin these poke here and there attacks to examine our border weaknesses and also test our responses. Further, they probably have a specific goal of organizing them eventually into more cohesive blocs - a Mexican Hezbollah if you will - from which they can take root nearby and receiving funding in weapons, arms, political advocacy, etc.

Not sure I agree with that at all. Mexican drug cartels may be mass murderers, drug proliferators, etc., but from what I have read and heard of them from friends down there - they do not like Muslims and would not do business with them on that level imho. Furthermore, would the Islamic extremists do business on that level with drug dealers? I imagine they would given their Koranic right to lie, et al, in order to achieve their goals. But I think the Mexicans would draw a line at doing business with the Muslims.