US Military Intervention in Mexico & Other Countries of Latin America

Some great points to bring up. Now starting out, I would like to point out a misunderstandings by my opponent. 1. I am in absolutely no way shape or form advocating for fighting or bringing violence towards the Mexican Military, Government, Or foreign governments or militaries. This would obviously have very serious consequences for America as going up against innocent military members or government officials would have disastrous results. I'm only advocating for US intervention on the criminal aspect. Organized crime, Violent gang activity, And investigating corruption by foreign officials are the main targets I would advocate and endorse america to pursue. As I had stated in my opening statement, I would advocate for the US military to "intervene" into these situations, Not invade these countries. Additionally I had stated integrating into these situations would also be a good strategy. What I meant by integrating is using particular military units to work alongside these foreign governments and militaries to combat the drug war. The army green berets AKA special forces under the umbrella of special operations are specifically designed for this mission. Not only would having a large volume of highly trained soldiers be a valuable asset to these militaries and governments that are already fighting the war on drugs alone or with minimal competent assistance from other alliances, But additionally they would have American assets such as drones, Advanced aircraft, Or better gear & weapons to be outfitted with. Additionally units like the army special forces can build infrastructure, Medical stations, And housing for and with the local populations that they are involved in to strengthen the relationship between each other. So not only would America be making it's own people safer, It would be providing protection for foreign people's, And giving some economical stability to all foreign people's affected by US military occupation and jurisdiction Now I will address the practical concerns with these operations 2. If you really believe that this is too far from actually taking place, You have not been informed of America's paramilitary units being involved in operations in Mexico and Columbia. The Department of Justice including the FBI & DEA, Have been and are still actively involved in military like operations combatting the drug war in these countries. The special agents can be seen in full military combat gear and have been involved in deadly shootings with foreign criminals. So as you have stated in your 4th point that the US is putting all of this pressure on Mexico to complete the job, I agree we should be putting more than just American law enforcement on foreign ground. We should additionally use our military assets. 3. As you had stated in your opening statement, Mexico is the 11th economy in the world. Yes it is true that "some" Mexicans flee there country due to violent oppression, But even in this situation, Why not just flee to a safer and more economically advanced city or area in Mexico. Some parts of Mexico are so nice that Americans go there to enjoy vacation. The best part of this is they will not get deported back to a violent area if and when they get caught being in America illegally. It's just not rational to think that you can illegally sneak into America and grow old and die in this country without ever getting caught. 4. And finally my last statement has to do with adressing the ATF gun walking scandal officially declared "Operation Fast and Furious". Yes there was an operation where they let guns cross the border to try to track where they were going and hopefully get recovered at crime scenes. This operation though yielding good intentions had disastrous results. A border patrol agent, And a large unknown Mexican civilian mortality rate was identified. Finalizing my point, If America had the ability to use there own military personnel and assets to control the situation, They would not have to get involved in disastrous operations such as "Operation Fast and Furious"