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U.S. Military: Mexico Could Collapse Under Drug Violence, CorruptionWednesday,
January 14, 2009 2:56 PM
By: Jim Meyers
Mexico is in danger of a “rapid and sudden collapse” due to criminal gangs and
drug cartels, according to a troubling new report by the U.S. Joint Forces
Command on worldwide security threats.
The report also cites Pakistan as a nation facing possible collapse.
“In terms of worse-case scenarios for the Joint Forces and indeed the world,
two large and important states bear consideration for a rapid and sudden
collapse: Pakistan and Mexico,” the report states.
[Editor’s Note: To read the report by U.S. Joint Forces Command on Mexico and
other global hotspots - Go Here Now]
“The Mexican possibility may seem less likely, but the government, its
politicians, police and judicial infrastructure are all under sustained assault
and pressure by criminal gangs and drug cartels.”
The outcome of that internal conflict in America’s southern neighbor will have
a “major impact on the stability of the Mexican state” over the next several
years, according to the Joint Forces Command, a Defense Department combat
command that includes different military service branches, active and reserves,
according to the El Paso Times.
The report warns that “any descent by Mexico into chaos would demand an
American response based on the serious implications for homeland security
alone.”
As Newsmax reported last week, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
said the U.S. has developed plans for a “surge” in crime fighters if the drug
wars in Mexico should spread across the border.
The plans call for aircraft, armored vehicles and special teams to converge on
trouble spots along the border. Military forces would be used if civilian
agencies like the Border Patrol and local law enforcement were unable to
control the violence.
In the Joint Forces report, Marine Gen. J.N. Mattis said: “If we do not try to
forecast the future, there is no doubt that we will be caught off guard as we
strive to protect this experiment in democracy that we call America.”
Criminal activity in Mexico has killed more than 5,300 people in the past year,
including members of warring drug cartels, law enforcement officials and
bystanders, many of them slain close to the U.S. border.
[Editor’s Note: To read the report by U.S. Joint Forces Command on Mexico and
other global hotspots - Go Here Now]
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