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Ioan GrilloThe New York Times |
In Mexico City, World Cup euphoria is overshadowing political gloom.
As drug gangs have become more deeply embedded in Mexico, narco blockades have become a way for them to visibly assert their power.
A U.S. strike on cartels in Mexico won’t fix the deep problems that allow organized crime to flourish.
Deteriorating into a combative relationship with Mexico would almost certainly worsen problems over trade and cartels, and inflame further protests.