'There Is Officially No More War.' Mexico's President Declares an End to the Drug War Amid Skepticis

[Fishrrman]

http://time.com/5517391/mexico-president-ends-drug-war/

'There Is Officially No More War.' Mexico's President Declares an End to the Drug War Amid Skepticism
By CASEY QUACKENBUSH
January 31, 2019

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador declared an end to his country’s war on drugs Wednesday, announcing that the army would no longer prioritize capturing cartel bosses, Agence France-Press reports.

“There is officially no more war. We want peace, and we are going to achieve peace,” he said at a daily press briefing after being asked if his government had captured any kingpins since he assumed office in December.

“No capos have been arrested, because that is not our main purpose. The main purpose of the government is to guarantee public safety … What we want is security, to reduce the daily number of homicides.”

More at URL above...

[Fishrrman]

Sounds like "surrender" to me.

Perhaps the cartel bosses made him an offa he can't refuse....?

[thackney]

Sounds like "surrender" to me.

Perhaps the cartel bosses made him an offa he can't refuse....?

They offered $100 million to the last president.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-el-chapo/el-chapo-paid-former-mexican-president-100-million-bribe-trial-witness-idUSKCN1P92OS

[kidd]

A wall has now become an urgent necessity.

[Sanguine]

"would no longer prioritize capturing cartel bosses"?  When did they start?

[libertybele]

A wall has now become an urgent necessity.

 

[dfwgator]

A wall has now become an urgent necessity.

I almost wonder if Obrador and Trump are in cahoots,  now Trump has the perfect excuse.

[rangerrebew]

    Mexican President Declares ‘Drug War’ Over

    by Staff Writer
    January 31, 2019
 


    Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared the country’s war on drugs over Wednesday, saying his government would no longer prioritize using the army to capture cartel kingpins.

    “There’s no war. There is officially no more war. We want peace, and we are going to achieve peace,” he said.

    Critics, however, questioned the announcement, pointing out that the leftist president has not taken the army off the streets as he pledged during his campaign, and is proposing the creation of a national guard that opponents say would permanently militarize the country.

 

    https://theglobepost.com/2019/01/31/...drug-war-over/

[rangerrebew]

You know what he's thinking, "why should I fight the drug cartels when they can move so easily across the U.S. border?  The escape routes for them are so vast with the open border, we'll go broke trying to track them down."

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