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The issue presented by the gruesome, hideous killings of nine totally innocent humans down to the age of 7 months must be understood from the roots up. Quickly I shall advise the reader that the entire matter is essentially the fault of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico had
fought back pretty well starting with the presidency of Vicente Fox Quezada (2000 - 2006).
He began a true military response against the "cartels" during his regimen. Being the first non- Partido de la Revolucion Institutional (PRI), he cared little about accommodating the PRI which had, although improving slowly in moral terms, lagged as an engine of progress. Fox did put the Mexican Army on better footing, developing many specialty combat regiments, and large bodies of well-trained infantry. The Naval Infantry was brought up to a level unknown in the rest of Latin America.
These were the boys who cleared basic training by shouting in unison until the ground shook, "Mexico is my Mother and the Army is my Father!!!"
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| Vicente Fox Quesada Presidente de Mexico 2000 - 2006 ___________________________ |
He began a true military response against the "cartels" during his regimen. Being the first non- Partido de la Revolucion Institutional (PRI), he cared little about accommodating the PRI which had, although improving slowly in moral terms, lagged as an engine of progress. Fox did put the Mexican Army on better footing, developing many specialty combat regiments, and large bodies of well-trained infantry. The Naval Infantry was brought up to a level unknown in the rest of Latin America.
These were the boys who cleared basic training by shouting in unison until the ground shook, "Mexico is my Mother and the Army is my Father!!!"
They were thrust into confrontation with bands of ruffians and essentially bandits…ruffians and bandit mixed with a bit of organisation. Several Army fellows from the 1980s and who had trained at Fort Bragg with the Americans, drifted back to Mexico and formed up a criminal enterprise…and since they considered that they were the last word…they took the name "Los Zetas". Various other criminal enterprises from Tijuana to Guadalajara and Vera Cruz and Michoacan States began to organise and refine their objectives and methods of taking peoples' and businesses' monies and valuables without having to put out much effort beyond terrorism.
At first the improved Army and Naval Infantry element of the Mexican War machine had this success and that setback, but they were learning quickly. A new development became the sequestration of people from the South of Mexico…trundling up to the American frontier…and being rounded up and held for ransom…one by one. This is when the shake-down of businesses throughout Mexico…the organisations…becoming "cartels"… began to charge "taxes" on the businesses, "or else".
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| Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa President of Mexico 2006 - 2012 _______________________ |
But things changed from bad to not so bad. With the Elections of 2006, from which succeeded Felipe Calderon Hinojosa built on Fox's successes (which were quickly forgotten because Fox became a grouchy old curmudgeon, complaining about everything, especially Gringos, of all things, considering that he had risen from Coca Cola truck driver to a pre-eminent executive of Coca Cola de Mexico, a multi-multi billion dollar enterprise.) One thing Calderon Hinojosa did was to go full bore in the advancement, training, toughening, and professionalisation of the Mexican military, top to bottom.
Considerable damage was done during these times to the cartels…on the battlefields of the streets and highways and stay-dens of the "cartels"…even at times waiting while rival factions of
cartels would fight one another, when the Mexican Army or similar would would swoop down and engage either or both sides after they had exhausted themselves fighting each other.
A corner was turned during the administration of Calderon-Hinojosa, and while the war was not won, much damage was done to the cartels. The Army and Naval Infantry were pretty much revered by the literate class of Mexicans and foreign residents, perhaps 85% of the population. The National Action Party (PAN) frittered away its advantage, however, when the 2012 elections were held, and a "pretty boy" with a bimbo movie-and-soap-opera star wife was elected president of Mexico.
Enrique Pena Nieto was competent enough, having been governor of the State of Mexico (adjacent to Mexico D. F.) among other qualifications. Plus…of course…the women's vote was very swayed by his appearance.
He ploughed a "centrist path" and remained aloof to almost everyone, which caused a bit of a problem when dealing with the military…and all that messy stuff. Things became a bit better during his regimen, but only because of the inertia set in play by the previous two Presidents. About the best your humble servant can allow is that Pena Nieto did not stand in the way of the military too much. He did allow suspension of civil rights protection once cells of cartel people could be ascertained, and he was willing to come down on a cell of cartel people or wannabe's with Hiroshima level force. And no, Virginia, this is just a figure of speech. The Mexicans have a couple of nuclear reactors, but no atomic, or such, bombs.
We enter now the main issue. During the 2018 Presidential and Congressional Elections in Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador enters the arena on his third pass at the Grand Prize. All other political parties…weak and small, strong and vibrant…fritter away their advantage and allow AMLO to accede to the throne of the Presidency of Mexico. Shortly before and shortly after the election, it becomes apparent that AMLO is firing on about five of his eight cylinders. He is going to have a Pacific to Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan "Tren Maya" (Mayan Train) . He is going to have this and he is going to have that…and projects that are mid-way done…will be forgotten.
Among his worst decisions is that he will not allow aggressive prosecution of the cartel people because "It is better to have hugs than bullets. Mexico will not go to war over this matter." Of course, when this matter of the Mexican citizen Mormons who all look like Americans (and many are actually American) and who were slaughtered, apparently just for the pleasure of doing it, AMLO was caught with his pants down, so to speak.
Enough of this madness! Elements of the American military can possibly enter and leave with few if any casualties. The supposedly powerful cartels who, it is said, are far more advanced than the Mexican and American military in terms of this form of warfare, scoff at us. But…convincing AMLO that failure to initiate a campaign to brutally destroy each and every member of each and every pandilla, cartel, or criminal group, while also keeping a check on the always imminent charge of thousands of hordes of Central Americans looking for free food and accommodation on the dime of the Mexicans and the Gringos will finally result in a 1984 scenario. Proles and Zombies and Dullards and Slaves will be the result.
It is necessary that the Americans and the true Mexican military force…which is considerable…please believe me… join in co-ordination…and assault these elements, without the approval or permission of AMLO, but preferably with the approval of an interim President or other form of Head of Government of Mexico. This so as to rid Mexico of the of these forces of disorder. It is time to rid Mexico and those areas the MS-13 and Callejon-18 (Central American Cartel Groupings) where they have established "colonies"in the United States and that the American purveyors of demon drugs, and the Chinese purveyors of the raw material for making death and addiction potions for teenagers and those who are already dull of mind.
These are my observations. These are based upon the experience of a person with a bit of military understanding, with 72 years of life on this Earth, surrounded by Mexican people of many colours and American people of many colours.
I am tired of seeing them as broken, bloody lumps on a sidewalk or street, especially the innocents of the cross-fire. I, too, am tired of perpetual war…but what alternative do we have…HUGs?
Thanks to everyone for the attention to these thoughts, observations, and analysis.
EL GRINGO VIEJO
Considerable damage was done during these times to the cartels…on the battlefields of the streets and highways and stay-dens of the "cartels"…even at times waiting while rival factions of
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| Enrique Pena Nieto President of Mexico 2012 - 2018 ______________________ |
A corner was turned during the administration of Calderon-Hinojosa, and while the war was not won, much damage was done to the cartels. The Army and Naval Infantry were pretty much revered by the literate class of Mexicans and foreign residents, perhaps 85% of the population. The National Action Party (PAN) frittered away its advantage, however, when the 2012 elections were held, and a "pretty boy" with a bimbo movie-and-soap-opera star wife was elected president of Mexico.
Enrique Pena Nieto was competent enough, having been governor of the State of Mexico (adjacent to Mexico D. F.) among other qualifications. Plus…of course…the women's vote was very swayed by his appearance.
He ploughed a "centrist path" and remained aloof to almost everyone, which caused a bit of a problem when dealing with the military…and all that messy stuff. Things became a bit better during his regimen, but only because of the inertia set in play by the previous two Presidents. About the best your humble servant can allow is that Pena Nieto did not stand in the way of the military too much. He did allow suspension of civil rights protection once cells of cartel people could be ascertained, and he was willing to come down on a cell of cartel people or wannabe's with Hiroshima level force. And no, Virginia, this is just a figure of speech. The Mexicans have a couple of nuclear reactors, but no atomic, or such, bombs.
We enter now the main issue. During the 2018 Presidential and Congressional Elections in Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador enters the arena on his third pass at the Grand Prize. All other political parties…weak and small, strong and vibrant…fritter away their advantage and allow AMLO to accede to the throne of the Presidency of Mexico. Shortly before and shortly after the election, it becomes apparent that AMLO is firing on about five of his eight cylinders. He is going to have a Pacific to Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan "Tren Maya" (Mayan Train) . He is going to have this and he is going to have that…and projects that are mid-way done…will be forgotten.
Among his worst decisions is that he will not allow aggressive prosecution of the cartel people because "It is better to have hugs than bullets. Mexico will not go to war over this matter." Of course, when this matter of the Mexican citizen Mormons who all look like Americans (and many are actually American) and who were slaughtered, apparently just for the pleasure of doing it, AMLO was caught with his pants down, so to speak.
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| AMLO Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador President of Mexico 2018 - ? ______________________________ |
Enough of this madness! Elements of the American military can possibly enter and leave with few if any casualties. The supposedly powerful cartels who, it is said, are far more advanced than the Mexican and American military in terms of this form of warfare, scoff at us. But…convincing AMLO that failure to initiate a campaign to brutally destroy each and every member of each and every pandilla, cartel, or criminal group, while also keeping a check on the always imminent charge of thousands of hordes of Central Americans looking for free food and accommodation on the dime of the Mexicans and the Gringos will finally result in a 1984 scenario. Proles and Zombies and Dullards and Slaves will be the result.
It is necessary that the Americans and the true Mexican military force…which is considerable…please believe me… join in co-ordination…and assault these elements, without the approval or permission of AMLO, but preferably with the approval of an interim President or other form of Head of Government of Mexico. This so as to rid Mexico of the of these forces of disorder. It is time to rid Mexico and those areas the MS-13 and Callejon-18 (Central American Cartel Groupings) where they have established "colonies"in the United States and that the American purveyors of demon drugs, and the Chinese purveyors of the raw material for making death and addiction potions for teenagers and those who are already dull of mind.
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These are my observations. These are based upon the experience of a person with a bit of military understanding, with 72 years of life on this Earth, surrounded by Mexican people of many colours and American people of many colours.
I am tired of seeing them as broken, bloody lumps on a sidewalk or street, especially the innocents of the cross-fire. I, too, am tired of perpetual war…but what alternative do we have…HUGs?
Thanks to everyone for the attention to these thoughts, observations, and analysis.
EL GRINGO VIEJO
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