, 2010). Writing in the peer-reviewed World Policy Journal, Kellner and colleague explain that another Mexican drug gang, Los Zetas, is known for kidnapping and demanding ransoms; and police are "outgunned" and "overpowered by criminals, who have become increasingly brazen…" (Kellner). Hence, the well-hidden and diverse drug cartels in Colombia are in stark contrast to the big, blood-letting cartels of Mexico.
THREE: Do these cartels present as much of a danger to the United States as terrorist organizations? The answer has to be no, they do not, because while the cartels kill, kidnap and behead police and politicians in Mexico, they have not yet invaded the U.S. with a strategy of murdering authorities. On the other hand, just this month in Boston, Americans were reminded as to the danger terrorists present (even U.S. citizens who terrorize communities) when they plant bombs in public places. There are dangers associated with tons of cocaine and heroin coming across the U.S.-Mexican border (addiction, crime, etc.) but it is in no way is it the same threat to U.S. security as the terrorist acts.
In conclusion, writing in the Third World Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal, Julien Mercille suggests that the U.S. "…war on drugs has served as a pretext to intervene in Mexican affairs…rather than as a genuine attack on drug problems" (Mercille, 2011). While that may be an exaggeration of the problem and the issue, it is widely believed that the "war on drugs" has...
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