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> but does that mean Mexico cannot solve its problems without an American Savior intervening?

No

But it’s a shared problem as most of the drugs trade targets the US

Mexico has a much more limited budget to deal with interdiction efforts

A weed or powder suddenly being very valuable creates a lot of problems in a poor country

In the 80s Rafael Caro Quintero offered to pay off Mexico’s foreign debt from drug proceeds

Mexico attacked drug producers and in turn they responded by arming themselves

Drug money buys a lot of guns, guns buy power, rinse repeat