Whack-a-mole: Border has become main battleground in drug war

As for "the U.S. government ... acknowledging that the demand for drugs in the U.S. is driving  instability and violence in Mexico," our response is, "Well, duh!" 


But most of the rest of this article presents how "Thousands of law-enforcement agents, from nearly every three-letter acronym agency, are focused on drug traffickers’ northward push of narcotics and the southbound flow of American guns and cash intended to fund and arm organized crime." and the delusions of various government spokesmen from these agencies as to how their wonderful cooperation "... has been a cornerstone of (their) success." 


The article also does present some critical comments by outside analysts that, "As long as the great demand exists, as long as you have the huge black market premium, the cartels are going to be fully in business.” (Ted Carpenter, of the Cato Institute) 

Border has become main battleground in drug war - SignOnSanDiego.com: "Tremendous U.S. drug use is the fuel that drives the trafficking trade — and with it the murders of more than 35,000 Mexicans since 2007, authorities and researchers said. These experts agree the cycle of crime and violence will continue as long as high consumption persists.

“The U.S. government is acknowledging that the demand for drugs in the U.S. is driving instability and violence in Mexico,” said Rafael Lemaitre, spokesman for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. “While you are enforcing the law and taking down violent drug organizations, at the same time you also have to educate every new generation of young people that drug use is harmful.”"