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by fallingknife 1014 days ago
The cartels are not motivated guerilla armies. They are made up of 100% mercenaries. I doubt that there would be many encounters between them and US SOF because once that possibility is on the table, most of them will decide it's not worth the paycheck.

Also, guerilla forced that have fought the US have all been dependent on state support. There will be no such support for the cartels as they have no state allies.
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walterbell 1014 days ago
> have all been dependent on state support ... they have no state allies

Do Mexico and China count?

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fallingknife 1014 days ago
If Mexico is a state ally of the cartels, why do they smuggle in their guns from the US?

China providing weapons to cartels is laughable.

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walterbell 1014 days ago
https://insightcrime.org/news/chinese-money-launderers-mexic...

> While the involvement of Chinese money-laundering rings in handling drug proceeds from Mexico is nothing new, a number of recent court cases in the United States have revealed crucial information about how these schemes work ... weekly pick-ups from representatives of Mexican criminal groups, made in cash ranging between $150,000 and $1 million, with an average of $500,000. These were made in large cities including Chicago, New York and Atlanta ... network of Chinese-owned businesses in the United States and Mexico ... transfer a correspondent amount of money through Chinese banking apps. This happened entirely through the Asian country’s domestic banking system.

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