With all the news increasingly chaotic events there, why not make a thread about it all.
Starting with the most recent, there is the controversy about the battle that the Mexican military just had in Culiacan against the Sinaloa cartel - which the military has either lost or withdrawn from, depending on how one interpret the events and stated reasoning, in the end releasing captured sons of the infamous "El Chapo":
thefederalist.com
The comment about "preventing war" with cartels are... interesting.
Not really a break from what AMLO is known for thinking on the topic:
www.thenation.com
In the beginning of the year, a massive fuel theft crisis was on the news, particularly when an accident during the process has killed many people, it was significant enough to cause fuel shortages in remote areas.
www.reuters.com
In the end the main way to limit the phenomenon was to close gas stations.
www.nbcnews.com
Lets not forget that the "soft of crime" policy was part of the platform of Mexico's current left wing president, and some were predicting unfortunate consequences such policy might have:
orientalreview.org
In addition to that, there Mexico's well known struggle with securing its northern border, with unwanted attention from it's big northern neighbor, while having a clearly related crisis in securing the southern border:
www.wsj.com
Starting with the most recent, there is the controversy about the battle that the Mexican military just had in Culiacan against the Sinaloa cartel - which the military has either lost or withdrawn from, depending on how one interpret the events and stated reasoning, in the end releasing captured sons of the infamous "El Chapo":
![thefederalist.com](https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Culiacan.jpeg)
A Drug Cartel Just Defeated The Mexican Military In Battle
Mexico is in a state of collapse, and Americans need to realize that the crisis underway south of the Rio Grande won’t stop at the border.
![thefederalist.com](https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.png)
The comment about "preventing war" with cartels are... interesting.
Not really a break from what AMLO is known for thinking on the topic:
![www.thenation.com](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mexico-drugwar-ap-img.jpg)
Mexico’s President Says the War on Drugs Is Over. Not All Mexicans Agree.
AMLO’s new drug policies are a gamble, with implications on everything from internal displacements to international relations.
In the beginning of the year, a massive fuel theft crisis was on the news, particularly when an accident during the process has killed many people, it was significant enough to cause fuel shortages in remote areas.
Mexico fuel pipeline blast kills 73, witnesses describe horror
At least 73 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said on Saturday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army despite its failure to clear the site before the blast.
![www.reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/_next/static/images/favicon-16x16-e88bf4a1cca78d8c9db77bee8317e193.png)
![www.nbcnews.com](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_02/2707021/190107-mexico-fuel-theft-lines-sl-1114a.jpg)
Mexico's new president has vowed to fight fuel theft, but effects are frustrating motorists
Pres. López Obrador asked for patience from drivers who found gas stations closed as authorities move less fuel through vulnerable pipelines.
![www.nbcnews.com](https://nodeassets.nbcnews.com/cdnassets/projects/ramen/favicon/nbcnews/all-other-sizes-PNG.ico/favicon-16x16.png)
Lets not forget that the "soft of crime" policy was part of the platform of Mexico's current left wing president, and some were predicting unfortunate consequences such policy might have:
![orientalreview.org](https://orientalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/obradormexico.jpg)
AMLO’s Approach To Ending The Cartel Wars Could Inadvertently Backfire
Mexico is therefore in a conundrum because it must urgently deal with the cartels yet there’s no perfect solution for doing so, as the existing “hard” policy has evidently failed while the “soft” o…
![orientalreview.org](https://orientalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-LOGO_180-32x32.jpg)
In addition to that, there Mexico's well known struggle with securing its northern border, with unwanted attention from it's big northern neighbor, while having a clearly related crisis in securing the southern border:
Mexico Struggles to Contain Surge in Central American Migrants
Mexico is struggling to contain a surge of Central American migrants making their way to the U.S. border that has been fueled by a softening of Mexican migration policies and a severe drought in Guatemala.
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