Greetings!
Geesus. I just read a news article where El Presidente has done something or other to bypass Mexico's Congress, and place the Mexican National Guard under Army control and supervision.
As an American, anytime US National Guard units enter into joint operations with US Army forces, it is customary for such National Guard units to be placed under Army command. Just as an operational note.
In Mexico's particular circumstances, I hate to sound like a tyrant monster, but the domestic security situation warrants pulling off the gloves. Fuck the politics, laws, or wiggling fucking talking heads. The bloodshed, chaos, and terror throughout Mexico demands absolute, decisive action, NOW, and ongoing, to get the fucking job done. That's not to say that such measures and operation aren't a long time in coming--such a serious and bloodthirsty, iron determination should have been embraced *years ago*.
I feel so bad about the absolute mass injustice and corruption going on in Mexico. I have ultimately thought though, that somehow, eventually, it really is only a problem that will be solved by the Mexican people, especially in the lower levels of society, and at the local level--neighborhood by neighborhood, city by city--with enough people simply being absolutely committed to ending the fucking cartels. For reference, in American history, whenever the Federal government was too distant, too uncaring, or otherwise too preoccupied to handle local security matters--whether such were caused by rebels, outlaw gangs, or bands of savage Indians, it was often the local government and people that organized and fought, and took care of the problem. I'm guessing that such a course of action and rock-hard determination at being independent and getting the problem taken care of will be necessary for Mexico.
This bullshit chaos and mayhem has been going on down there in Mexico *for years now*. So frustrating and tragic.
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK