New SOC command to assist Mexico with drug war.

Streck-Fu · 01-18-2013, 08:42

I can't offer any sort of comment as I am not knowledgeable on the subject but offer for information: LINK

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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is stepping up aid for Mexico's bloody drug war with a new U.S.-based special operations headquarters to teach Mexican security forces how to hunt drug cartels the same way special operations teams hunt al-Qaida, according to documents and interviews with U.S. officials.

Such assistance could help newly elected Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto establish a military force to focus on drug criminal networks that have terrorized Mexico's northern states and threatened the Southwest border. Mexican officials say warring drug gangs have killed at least 70,000 people between 2006 and 2012.

Based at the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado, Special Operations Command-North will build on a commando program that has brought Mexican military, intelligence and law enforcement officials to study U.S. counterterrorist operations from the U.S. to the war zones, to show them how special operations troops built an interagency network to target al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden and his followers.

**Eagle5US** · 01-18-2013, 08:56

This is awesome. Did they not learn anything from our work with Central and South America? Who is the idiot under the rock who believes that by some miracle the Mexican law enforcement folks aren't every bit as corrupt as Karzai's clowns?

Bright idea faery lands again...

**Team Sergeant** · 01-18-2013, 09:48

This is a joke. Having been the Special Forces Command Counter-Drug Desk Officer in the late 90's I'll tell you again, this is a joke and it will get U.S. citizens killed.

Anything and everything we teach the mexicans will be "used" against us.

Do I need to say that again?

Last time we worked with the mexicans they took what we taught them and then used it against us.
Thanks Silck Willy.

Streck-Fu · 01-18-2013, 10:11

TS,

That is my fear as a mere citizen these days. Why does our leadership (military and political) insist upon ignoring the lessons of the past. Especially in light of the ongoing F&F shenanigans that too much of the Mexican military and police is loyal to (or paid enabler of) the Cartels.

Dusty · 01-18-2013, 10:29

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

This is a joke. Having been the Special Forces Command Counter-Drug Desk Officer in the late 90's I'll tell you again, this is a joke and it will get U.S. citizens killed.

Anything and everything we teach the mexicans will be "used" against us.

Do I need to say that again?

Last time we worked with the mexicans they took what we taught them and then used it against us.
Thanks Silck Willy.

Turn it around. How perfect is the opportunity for the current socialist regime?

**Team Sergeant** · 01-18-2013, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Dusty

Turn it around. How perfect is the opportunity for the current socialist regime?

Worked well for Slick Willy..... (Not so good for the US Border Patrol.)

Doc Diego · 01-18-2013, 21:04

Déjà vu all over again.

sinjefe · 01-18-2013, 21:21

Guys, that article is an uninformed reporter talking about the creation of SOCNORTH and that's it.

Survival7201 · 01-18-2013, 23:28

I actually suggested that the United States hire the Mexican Military to guard the southern border,, then I had an epiphany, why not have the Chinese Military guard the southern border. It would be like they were guarding their own property. Vested interest so to speak?

Submitted with respect and humility

Ron

**Box** · 01-19-2013, 09:24

They should draft Eric Holder into the army and make him the CG of MEXISOC

...what could possibly go wrong?

ES 96 · 01-19-2013, 11:59

Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE) -> Los Zetas, the sequel?

Perhaps in a misguided way the thought is to make up a new enforcement wing of the cartels to "help" oppose the former enforcers. Wash, rinse, repeat.