THE MEXICAN MILITARY. WHAT IS TAKING PLACE?

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Is it new news that I am once again focusing on the conditions in Mexico? No. Is it new news I'm taking issue with the status of the Mexican Military? No. I'm I doing so today because things are getting worse? Yes. So, what is taking place? What prompts me to come back to the issue of the Mexican Military? Well, this time, it's not about corruption. It's not about Death Squads, although I hear rumors those are on the way back as well. No. It's not about either of those issues. It's worse than that. It's about an issue I have been addressing for over ten years now. Stability. It's about the stability of the country of Mexico and how the signs are becoming more and more obvious stability needs to be a real concern. What is the key "sign" I've picked up on? what makes me come to the conclusion Mexico's government is in real trouble? Well, it's a series of events that most are going to once again say, "look.....it's Mexico..... no big deal.....it's always been like that"! Here is the problem. Some of that mindset may be true, but times have changed and with that, the threat has changed as well. The once "heros" of the Mexican people are increasingly becoming the target of the public's anger. Anger that is both justified and fabricated.

let's start by recapping where Mexico really stands at this moment in time. A few weeks ago, I made the statement Mexico, the US's number one trading partner, is controlled by the cartels. controversial? You bet. An opinion I am willing to back up? Absolutely. So, a little "reality 101" here. Mexico has no real judicial system. Yes, it has courts and yes it has civilian law enforcement, but both are nothing more than the Hollywood version of props. You know, fake buildings that make the viewer believe there is a real Western Town. Is this true or just my opinion? Do you remember Mexican President Calderon? Do you remember when he placed the Mexican military on the streets of Mexico because civilian law enforcement was so corrupt or so overmatched, the nation was demanding he take action? Was that a mistake? Yes and some of us said so from day one. What became of that concept? An increase in murders. Nationwide accusations of the military killing people without hesitation. Within just a few years, most of the senior leaders of the Mexican Military wanted out of the job they were not designed or trained for. Did that stop them from being utilized as the day to day police force? No. The years kept clicking by and the situation in Mexico continued to get worse. Then, along comes Nero, my new name for AMLO, and the promise to remove the military from the streets of Mexico. Not only that, but Nero stated the apprehension of the major drug lords would not be his top priority. Sound like a recipe for disaster? it was and it still is, even as I write this post. In the end, Mexico became a place where the violence was still going up. The President lives in some alternative universe and the military? It's has become what is known in military terms as, "combat Enefective". At the end of the day, what holds a nation together? What makes a nation have the ability to survive? If you answered it's military, you're about 60 percent correct. Here is the problem. Mexico doesn't have the other 40 percent.

A bleak picture? Yes. From the standpoint of the Mexican Military, could it get any worse? Hold on because the answer is yes. For weeks now, I and a few other folks that track events in Mexico have been observing and talking about a very concerning trend. Videos of what appear to be ordinary citizens actually confronting small squad size elements of SEDENA, Mexico's Army. The link I posted above, the one I hope works, is of just such an event, only this one has a twist, a twist I predicted was coming. The unit being confronted, at least it seems it's them, began to fire their weapons. Into the air? That is what I and a few others pray took place. Why? Why would they resort to this level? Here comes the answer the Mexican government, at least the current one, doesn't want you to hear. As I've said over the past few months, Nero has made it clear the military is not to get into any confrontation with the population, even if it means being humiliated and disarmed. Now, think about that for just a minute. The military, who is involved in its 11th year as a civilian police force, a job it has never wanted, has gone from public heros to Villians. They have become the symbol of oppression and are often feared to the same level as the cartels. Was this something they wanted? Is this an environment absolutely devastating to unit and individual morale? Yes. More importantly, is this a situation the cartels can exploit? Reality check. It's already taking place. The past two or three videos of these incidents where the public seems to be challenging small units of SEDENA appear to be far more coordinated than I can accept. Like every adversary, the cartels have developed a mechanism to exploit the weaknesses in their enemy. Gather up people who are beholden to you, from town and areas you control. Place them in the streets in front of the military units and then video whatever takes place. Does the military know most of these events are staged? Yes, but to the rest of the nation, a nation where the people are tired of seeing the military on the streets every day for the past eleven years, it's a brilliant ploy. A ploy that up until I watched the clip attached was limited to the military simply standing there. Was it bound to happen? Was it predictable someone in these units would fire a weapon? Just how frustrated is the rank and file of Mexico's military, to include its senior leaders? Better yet, could the cartels have fired those shots? Just look at Hugo Chavez and how he manipulated the truth in Venezuela.

What does this mean? Why did I take the time to post this story today? Are these instances of the military being confronted by so-called, "civilians" having an impact on the perceptions of the Mexican People? Here is the real question. Is anyone even bothering to do that analysis? I think I know that answer and that is why I sat down today to put this issue in front of you. Mexico has no judicial system. It has no functioning law enforcement network, that's the reason why Nero has not removed them from the streets like he promised. Last but not least, Mexico has a political base that is so saturated with corruption that anyone who thinks they can make a difference is slapped with reality as soon as they show up in Mexico City. On top of all of this, Mexico's "A-Team" it's military is now portrayed as being openly confronted by the very population it's sworn to protect. Nero fiddles while Mexico burns and the Legions have rotten food tossed in their faces. But that's okay. DC will look into the camera and simply say, "it's not that bad", or, " It's Mexico...... It's always been like that". The Mexican Military. Doing a job they were not designed or tasked to do and now, now they have a leader who sits and fiddles as the country burns.