As drug wars continue to rage in Mexico, thousands of armed state policeman and military are deployed Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010 Music Credits: Avery, Wesley. The Masquerade. Youtube.com. 15 Aug. 2010. Web. 13
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As drug wars continue to rage in Mexico, thousands of armed state policeman and military are deployed
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010Music Credits: Avery, Wesley. The Masquerade. Youtube.com. 15 Aug. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2010.
Mexican President Calderon has already deployed about 45,000 troops and 5,000 federal police to 18 states
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars. Time.com. 9 Aug 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
Statistics: “Mexico Under Siege.” Los Angeles Times. 8 Nov. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
Fortunately, increased Police enforcement has impeded some trafficking routes.
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010
But this has only prompted drug cartels to create more mayhem…
Headlines such as this one, meaning “Beheaded”, are common in Mexican newspapers
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars. Time.com. 9 Aug 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
28,228
The estimated number of people who have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2007
“Mexico Under Siege.” Los Angeles Times. 8 Nov. 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars. Time.com. 9 Aug 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
Family and friends attend the funeral of a policemen who was murdered while attempting to search a
vehicle…Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010
…which has resulted in more people getting involved in drug trafficking in an effort to
escape poverty.
Beyond thousands of deaths, Mexico’s drug wars have implicated the amount of
educational and job opportunities for youth…
Photo Credits: Sprague, Sean. Poverty. Sprague Photo Stock. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.
Even though though drug wars have clearly created more poverty in Mexico, most
politicians have failed to acknowledge their detrimental effects on society.
Photo Credits: Zirganos, Nikolas. Poverty and Education. Photovault. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010
If politicians would support treatment, education, job training, or anything else that might begin to restore those places in Mexico where the only economic industry remaining
is illegal drugs…
Then these people could have a different fate…
Photo Credits: Suau, Anthony. Mexico’s Drug Wars: The Battle for Culiacan. Time.com. 28 Jul 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010
Mexico’s citizens need to realize that many of their political leaders are not doing what is
necessary to win the war on drugs.
And that several of their politicians are also corrupt and have been bribed to
ally with drug cartels.
The Mexican public must demand reform from their political leaders if they want a better
future for their country and children…
And if Mexico’s political leaders are not responding to their citizens’ demands, then
they need to be replaced and a more effective election process needs to be employed.
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