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A 4 page research paper that analyzes President Calderon's military approach to combatting the drug cartels that are plaguing Mexico. The writer also discusses the prevalence of corruption in the country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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consensus, which is primarily based on the escalating incidence of violence, is that his approach to the problem has failed. As Calderons term in office ends this year, Mexicans will
go to the polls in July to elect his successor. The following analysis will show that in order to defeat the cartels, the next president must address the widespread corruption
that plagues the Mexican government. Also, this analysis will show that, despite the consensus, considerable progress has been made on which the next president of Mexico can build. There were
approximately six major cartels operating in Mexico when Calderon assumed office in 2006. Each of these cartels constitutes an extensive criminal organization, which survives and prospers due to the use
of sophisticated weaponry and by bribing officials at every level of government (Bonner 14). The officials who resist bribery are typically threatened and murdered. Over the past five years, 32
mayors, 83 police chiefs and a extensive number of journalists have been killed by the cartels (Bonner 14). Calderon realized early on that he could not utilize the federal police,
the Agencia Federal de Investigacion (AFI), to stem the rising tide of drug violence because that agency was rife with corruption. State police were also found to be unreliable due
to internal corruption. Therefore, Calderon turned to the military and declared war on drug traffickers (Bonner 14). This policy has essentially transformed the military into a "parallel law enforcement
apparatus," which has even less accountability or transparency than traditional law enforcement due to its institutional autonomy (Lindau 178). The militarys institutional coherence and internal discipline are greater, which makes
it less corrupt than either federal or state police forces; however, these factors also mean that it is less open to civilian democratic controls (Lindau 178). The culmination of these
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