The US President Donald Trump took a u-turn and put his decision to declare the Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups on hold in the face of criticism from his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Crux of the Matter
In the wake of the killing in Mexico of 9 American mothers and children, with dual citizenship, US President Donald Trump had announced a few days ago that sanctions would be imposed on the Mexican drug cartels.
Trump had announced that the Mexican drug cartels would be designated as terrorists, their finances would be disrupted, assets frozen and travel banned.
After Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized Trump’s plan, and sought the US cooperation in the fight against the drug cartels and not intervention, Trump is now talking in terms of “stepping up joint efforts to deal decisively with these vicious and ever-growing organizations!”
Curiopedia
The Mexican drug war is an ongoing asymmetric low-intensity conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates. When the Mexican military began to intervene in 2006, the government’s principal goal was to reduce drug-related violence. The Mexican government has asserted that their primary focus is on dismantling the powerful drug cartels, rather than on preventing drug trafficking and demand, which is left to U.S. functionaries. More Info
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