You think a cartel war would be easy? Here is a DEA map of cartel presence inside the United Statespic.twitter.com/qmAjqMOIEE
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While CJNG’s presence appears limited to the West Coast, it is a cartel of significant concern, as it is quickly becoming one of the most powerful organizations in Mexico, and DEA projects its presence to grow in the United States over the next year
In contrast, Mexican cartels such as the Gulf, Juarez, and Los Zetas hold more significant influence closer to the Southwest Border
Mexican cartels pose the greatest criminal drug threat to the United States. No other group is currently positioned to challenge them.
This map by Stratfor shows cartel presence combined with drug routes from China and South Americapic.twitter.com/yftvuh7GI2
As always, maps cut through the rhetoric
Would denoting them a terrorist org allow for more aggressively tracking cartel finance nodes and shutting that supply line down?
Oh yeah midwest, big time.
A cartel war would be brutal, bloody, dangerous and fought mostly on US soil. It also might be the most justifiable use of US force since WWII
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