NPR is starting a multi-part series on the drug war in Mexico. Here’s the first part: As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico.
And never forget, it is fundamentally about the money:
In Mexico, more than 4 million people live in what the government terms "extreme poverty." For the cartels, this huge pool of the poor serves as a recruiting ground for foot soldiers in a war that’s growing more deadly every month.
2 responses to “The Drug War in Mexico”
4 million seems an odd number to quote. I see that Mexico’s population is over 100 million now. It’s always surprising to remember that Mexico’s population is so much smaller than our own.