IT is beyond reason, that Mexican criminal organizations pump poison into our country that kills around 70k American citizens each year, and our government does not consider them terrorists.
The Mexican government cannot control these fiends at all, none whatsoever. If the Cartels demand that the Mexican government release criminals, the government does so. They need our help but will not ask for it for fear of what the Drug Cartels might do.
The Mexican government is by definition a failed and helpless government, a fiction no better than the Somali government.
Failed state - Wikipedia
A
failed state is a
political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a
sovereign government no longer function properly (see also
fragile state and
state collapse). A state can also fail if the government loses its legitimacy even if it is performing its functions properly. For a stable state it is necessary for the government to enjoy both effectiveness and legitimacy. Likewise, when a nation weakens and its standard of living declines, it introduces the possibility of total governmental collapse. The
Fund for Peace characterizes a failed state as having the following characteristics:
Common characteristics of a failing state include a central government so weak or ineffective that it has an inability to raise taxes or other support, and
has little practical control over much of its territory and hence there is a non-provision of public services.
When this happens, widespread corruption and criminality, the intervention of state and non-state actors, the appearance of refugees and the involuntary movement of populations, sharp economic decline, and foreign military intervention can occur.[1]
The level of government control required to avoid being considered a failed state varies considerably amongst authorities.
[2] Furthermore, the declaration that a state has "failed" is generally controversial and, when made authoritatively, may carry significant
geopolitical consequences
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Mexico is a failed state.
But what should we do about it? Stop worrying about every tiny nation in the Middle Easta nd start protecting our own citizens first? Declare martial law? What?