As I read the news day in and day out I notice something very disturbing. Out of the three major wars going on right now (Somalia, Afghanistan, Mexico) Mexico is increasingly looking more and more dangerous to North American interests.I was reading death figures of mass graves with over 75 bodies found under a thin layer of dirt. Was that the Taliban's doing in Afghanistan..... No it was the doing of Mexican crime syndicates.

The drug war has been going on for three years and bullets have even crossed into America striking buildings and placing fear in American hearts. Kidnappings and drug hits are turning Mexico into a very large threat for all of North America. I read just today that the Mexican Government is still nowhere near strong enough to actually secure their borders. Instead Government troops ill equiped and poorly paid/trained are trying to take on pretty much the entire drug world.

I hear of cops and troops being paid off or gutted in the streats. Only last year over 10 Canadian Tourists were attacked and or killed by Mexican thugs. According to America's most wanted their are dozens of kidnappings each year taking American citizens.

So with almost as many civilians dying in Mexico as say Afghanistan. With Mexico being right on the border with the United States. With a Government that has pretty much no fire power shouldn't Mexico get some back up from Canada, US , EU and other Nato countries. Infact Mexico is becoming a huge drug threat for the whole world.

I think NATO should deploy like 20,000-50,000 troops to Mexico to train the weak Mexican army and police. On the side NATO forces could bring in Interpol and hunt down the leaders of the drug cartels. With our nations pulling together we could put an end to the drug war. Give Mexico about 2 years to build up a proffessionally trained military/police anti drug unit and pull our troops out leaving Mexico in a much better position to fight for itself.

Doesn't anyone else think we should help Mexico re-establish peace and prosperity?

Does anybody really believe that the NATO is not a political tool working for some very particular interests?

Every goverment in the world works like that, much more the very estrategic international organizations.

Drugs are as spread as they are because millons of people are agreeing with it: consumers, producers, goverments.

In Latin America, were we have a huge mistrust to USA, France, UK and Spain politics toward our countries (history proofs us they have nothing but protect the economical interest of some north american organizations, aka protecting their national security reasons), seing how NATO lands in Mexico, specially after observing the situation in Colombia where nothing has changed with the tons of north american military bases, would be read with huge mistrust.

It's really, really easy.

If the goverment of this countries are worried, close your frontiers and don't let the drug in.

"But hey, what if NATO lands in Mexico, destroys our competence and we get the monopoly of drugs for ourselves, huh?"

We should invade them and take all their Corona for ourselves and have a huge party.

unless the US is planning to annex mexico for security reasons then no. 

Mexico is a sovereign state and not even a member of NATO. It's completely out of the question for NATO to position troops of any kind in Mexico. Mexico is in trouble with the cartels but the crisis has not yet reached the point of being a threat to the existence of the state, that is the point it would have to reach before any foreign forces were called in. If foreign forces were called in I imagine it would be the USA alone, as they are an ally of Mexico and a neighbour.

@Pariz. Nothing has changed in Colombia? So much has changed, the state was in an existential crisis. It now has much firmer authority and even the main rebel group, FARC, is being severely beaten now. Also do you really think it's that easy to stop drug smuggling? Trust me, countries have and are trying.

The problem in Mexico is very sad. Growing up in San Diego I used to enjoy going across the border to places like Ensenada and Tecate. But now I wouldnt dare. Even if I am Mexican American, speak Spanish, and dont stand out, it doesnt matter. Anyone can become a victim. In the cities along the northern border the situation is out of control. Cartels are killing each other and innocents are caught up in the crossfire.

I don't believe NATO is the solution. The only way to stop the trafficking and violence is to legalize drugs in the US. Then tax the shit out of it. At least that way Americas will benefit in some way from their vice. Meanwhile, the Cartels will lose control because Americans could just produce their drugs domestically or through somewhat legitimate businesses with legitimate suppliers.

If the US even cared then maybe they would work to stem the flow of weapons

Of course...maybe they would care if mexico would try to stem the flow of illegal immigrants instead of encouraging it at the highest levels of government.

The war on drugs is like beating a child for crying. The child will just cry more, and a bad parent will smack it harder.

So keep smacking till it dies and the drugs stop flowing?

I knew someone would type something like this.

The drugs will never stop flowing, since many of them come from naturally occuring sources. The best thing to do is follow Portugal's example.