Mexico Is Not Facing An Insurgency - Mexico is Winning the War Against Cartels

Yes, the title is sarcastic...only to highlight the fact the leaders of two nations; leaders responsible for protecting their people are failing at their job. Calderon for failing to admit he is only in control of a small segment of a splintered Mexico...and for Obama for being a living example of "evil exists where good men do nothing".

"Reporting from Mexico City — Armed assassins have killed a fourth Mexican mayor in less than six weeks' time as drug war violence continues to engulf formerly calm parts of the country, authorities said Friday"

I've not even commented on the fact that journalists of Mexico are now caving into cartel demands and force.

While Politicians are stuck on terms regarding what defines an insurgency, an insurgency continues to grows in Mexico...albeit criminal...not political in the conventional sense. It appears that while the cartels may not be fighting for political offices and/or ideals, they continue to shape the environment in order to secure nodes to support their operations.

All this continues to happen as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's assessment of Mexico is morphing into an insurgency is downplayed by Calderon, Obama and members of their administration.

There's an old concept that Department of Defense planners use to employ to assess the stability of the state. The acronym was DIME. DIME stood for Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic. There's a new phrase now, but we will keep this simple.

Right now it appears the cartels run, or shaping, the local governments in various parts of Mexico- D...this article is evidence of that.

The cartels control and shape the information and perceptions of various parts with Mexico - I...the prior postings on this blog addressing this issue is evidence of that.

The cartels have bought off local security forces and penetrated parts of the Mexican government so badly the government does not investigate all crime - M...the prior postings on this blog commenting ont the BBC video series is evidence of this.

The cartels money is infused and washed into local economies where legitimate economies are made noncompetitive- E...again, the commenting made in prior postings pertaining to the BBC video series supports this.

I ask you this...what out of DIME does the government Mexico truly control?

I ask you who runs Mexico?

I ask who is winning in Mexico?

I ask who appears to dominate the narrative in Mexico?

One does not have to have a degree in international studies or government to recognize the fact that Mexico appears to be growing increasingly unstable.

Mexico mayor killing: Fourth Mexico mayor killed in under six weeks - latimes.com