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## Re: S-weekly for comment: Mexican Cartels and Protection from the Long Arm of Uncle Sam

Released on 2012-08-22 00:00 GMT

Email-ID | 108938
Date | 2011-08-17 04:57:22
From | colby.martin@stratfor.com
To | analysts@stratfor.com
List-Name | analysts@stratfor.com

I considered the start of the "war" as started by Calderon when he
escalated beyond the conflict started by Fox. The way I understood it Fox
sent in the military to restore order (like New Orleans after Katrina) at
a time when 75 murders in Nuevo Larado (2003) was seen as a lot. Calderon
made the decision to use the military extensively in the in the war and
directly against the cartels. You said below he had no choice but to
follow Fox's footsteps because the violence didn't subside, but I would
argue it at least some if not most of the blame for the escalation is in
Calderon's lap. If his goal had been to truly stop the violence and get
back to the business of making money, what could he have done
differently? Is that the same answer as what he would like to do now? I
understand the box had been opened and things weren't going back to the
way they were, but a lot of things would be better than it is now. Is
there an end to the current violence and if so, when?
On 8/16/11 7:49 PM, scott stewart wrote:
Then isn't the question why did Calderon start this war in the first
place? did he miscalculate the consequences? if so i hope he burns
in hell for that sort of short-sighted stupidity
He didn't start the war. The Sinaloa cartel did. Sinaloa's 2005
invasion of Nuevo Laredo (led by a young BLO gunman named Edgar Valdez
Villarreal (La Barbie) and his group of hitmen called Los Negros)
started an incredibly violent war there that caused then-President
Vicente Fox to send in the Army. Calderon had no option but continue
Fox's policy when the violence did not subside. And then Sinaloa
attacked their former allies the VCF in Juarez and then launched a proxy
war in Tijuana, so there was no going back for Calderon.
The next President won't have much choice either.
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110614-new-mexican-president-same-cartel-war
From: Colby Martin <colby.martin@stratfor.com>
Reply-To: Analyst List <analysts@stratfor.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:04:33 -0500
To: <analysts@stratfor.com>
Subject: Re: S-weekly for comment: Mexican Cartels and Protection from
the Long Arm of Uncle Sam
hen isn't the question why did Calderon start this war in the first
place? did he miscalculate the consequences? if so i hope he burns
in hell for that sort of short-sighted stupidity
--
Colby Martin
Tactical Analyst
colby.martin@stratfor.com